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October 4, 2022

Telkom Kenya returns to state hands

Helios Investment Partners sold its 60 per cent stake in Telkom Kenya to the country’s government in a KES6.1 billion ($50.5 million) deal, bringing the curtain down on 20 years…

By Hana Anandira

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February 12, 2021

Telkom Kenya, Airtel clear to restart merger talks

A Kenyan court revived the possibility of a merger between Telkom Kenya and Bharti Airtel’s local unit after dismissing regulatory objections which caused the operators to call off talks…

By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva

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August 27, 2020

Telkom Kenya reveals restructure plans

Telkom Kenya revealed a number of new strategic focus areas as part of a business restructure being conducted in the wake of a decision to call off plans to merge…

By Kavit Majithia

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August 6, 2020

Telkom Kenya, Airtel merger called off

Telkom Kenya ditched plans to merge with rival Airtel Kenya in favour of alternative options focused on boosting its position and accelerating digital transformation in the market. In a statement,…

By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva

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April 22, 2020

Loon adds to Kenya deployment

Alphabet subsidiary Loon dispatched five additional connectivity balloons to Kenya, in a bid to speed network integration testing with partner Telkom Kenya and the launch of 4G internet service in…

By Diana Goovaerts

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March 23, 2020

Loon Kenya launch approved to aid Covid-19 response

The Kenyan government approved Alphabet subsidiary Loon to launch connectivity balloons in the country, with the US company stating it aimed to deploy commercial service together with partner Telkom Kenya…

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March 13, 2020

Alphabet Loon project yet to fly in Kenya

Kenyan Information and Communications minister Joseph Mucheru slated bureaucracy for delaying the take-off of Alphabet’s Loon service, which is yet to begin operations some 18 months after agreeing a rural…

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