06-03-2017 11:36 via yahoo.com

Kenya government opposed to lawmaker move to break up Vodafone unit

By Duncan MiririNAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's government is opposed to a move by a legislator to amend the law to break up the country's biggest telecoms operator, Safaricom, the information minister said on Monday.Jakoyo Midiwo, the deputy minority leader in Kenya's national assembly, proposed amendments to the country's communication and banking laws aimed at breaking up Safaricom, which is 40 percent owned by Britain's Vodafone.Joe Mucheru, the information, communication and technology minister
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