CAK defends Safaricom over abuse of dominace claims



Business Daily | by John Mutua


The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has defended Safaricom against claims that the telco has abused its dominance in the telecommunications sector.

The Authority’s director-general Wang’ombe Kariuki, yesterday told the Senate that compliance checks on the telco’s M-Pesa platform, voice and text services had not revealed contracts and practices that have exposed its rivals, Airtel and Telkom to unfair competition.

CAK said Airtel Money and T-Kash operated by Airtel and Telkom respectively had over the years increased their share of money transfers and mobile subscribers due to…

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