'I have a lot of respect for our competition, and I will say it bluntly. Safaricom has been at the forefront of creating, building and expanding mobile financial services, not only in Kenya but...
By
Kepha Muiruri
Business Reporter
Nation Media Group
After serving in Airtel’s smaller West African markets of Chad and Congo (Brazzaville), Jibril Tobe was tapped as Kenya CEO a month ago, with the challenge of pushing the Kenya unit to profitability in the face of a dominant Safaricom.
Airtel Kenya has appointed Djibril Tobe as managing director, a major leadership change for the country's second-largest telco.
Data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) shows a gradual erosion of Safaricom’s dominance in mobile money and fixed…
Airtel Kenya is building a major data centre, expanding network coverage and launching new services to strengthen Kenya's digital…
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He does not shy away from harbouring ambitions of rising through the ranks.
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