Airtel Kenya shareholder, business tycoon Naushad Merali dies
Businessman Naushad Merali, who is the founder of Kencell (now Airtel) and Sameer Group has died in Nairobi, his family has confirmed. In a funeral and burial announcement seen by K24 Digital, the Kenyan industrialist who purchased 60% ownership of Airtel Kenya business in 2004, died on July 3, 2021, at the age of 70. […]
Airtel increases airtime cost after Uhuru assents 2021 Finance Act into law
Subscribers of Airtel Kenya will be forced to dig deeper into their pockets in order to afford airtime for their mobile phones and internet. This is after the telco increased its call rate following the signing into law of the 2021 Finance bill by President Uhuru Kenyatta. “Dear customer due to an increase in Excise […]
Family in agony as kin disappears into thin air while servicing Airtel boosters in Mombasa
A family in Kiplokyi village in Bomet County is living in agony after their kin mysteriously disappeared while at work in Mombasa. According to his brother Walter Ngeno, 34-year-old Ken Ngeno who was working as an engineer with NFT consult agent for Sony Erickson Company in Nairobi is believed to have been kidnapped by people […]
Telkom Kenya lays off 575 out of 800 workers ahead of merger with Airtel
Telkom Kenya has declared 575 employees redundant as its merger with Airtel gets into high gear. In a circular, Telkom Kenya Chief Executive Mugo Kibati said the move followed an earlier announcement on February 8 to combine mobile, enterprise and carrier services with Airtel Kenya, and operate under a joint venture company (JV Co). The merger […]