Tag: Michael Joseph

Michael Joseph explains why he resigned as Safaricom board chair

Safaricom founding CEO Michael Joseph has come out to reveal the reasons he decided to quit his plum job as the telco’s board chair. Joseph was appointed Safaricom board chair in August 2020 following the retirement of former chairman Nicholas Nganga. Joseph was Safaricom‘s founding CEO before he became a Board Director and later a […]

John Ngumi replaces Michael Joseph as Safaricom board chairman

John Ngumi has been appointed as new Safaricom PLC Director and Chairman of the Board with effect from August 1, 2022. Ngumi takes over from Michael Joseph, who has served as the chairman since August 2020. “The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr John Ngumi as a Director in Safaricom PLC with […]

Safaricom’s first Kenyan CEO, Peter Ndegwa, reveals what’s next for giant telco

Peter Ndegwa, was tapped to take the reins at Safaricom, ending months of head hunting that followed the death of Bob Collymore.

Michael Joseph’s word to Kenyans profiling Ndegwa based on his tribe

Michael Joseph has faulted Kenyans expressing their doubts on whether Peter Ndegwa will deliver as the top employee of Safaricom.

Safaricom unveils no expiry data bundles in wake of complaint

The fear of a law suit seems to have driven Safaricom to unveil data bundles and airtime with no expiry date. This is after city based lawyer Adrian Kamotho filed a complaint with the communications and appeals tribunal on Tuesday accusing three telecommunication firms of unfair trade practices. In his case Mr. Kamotho alleged that […]

Why Safaricom picked Michael Joseph as interim CEO

Peter Okong’o @PeopleDailyKe The market expects the successor to Bob Collymore to continue Safaricom’s path of investing in innovation and data services to keep the integrated communications company at the top of competition. Safaricom delivered a strong financial performance in the financial year ended March 31, 2019, with a 13.1 per cent growth in EBIT (Earnings […]

Michael Joseph addresses calls to have Sylvia Mulinge appointed Safaricom CEO

Social media was on Tuesday evening divided on whether East Africa’s leading telecommunications firm, Safaricom, should appoint a Kenyan as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. So furious was the debate that the name of Safaricom’s corporate executive, Sylvia Wairimu Mulinge — who holds the position of chief customer officer –, trended on Twitter, with a […]