Kenya: President Ruto meets Safaricom, Vodacom CEOs

President William Ruto meets with chief executive officers from Safaricom and Vodacom and other officials in State House on January 10, 2023.

President William Ruto on Tuesday (January 10, 2023) met with chief executive officers from Safaricom Peter Ndegwa and Vodacom’s Shameel Joosub.

The two CEOs were accompanied by their management teams at the meeting in State House, Nairobi.

President Ruto said he acknowledge the role played by Safaricom and other telcos in the successful rollout of the Hustler Fund.

“The digitisation of government services is a priority for this administration with a special focus on processes, delivery and information sharing,” he said.

“This will make us more efficient, save resources and hasten the implementation of the Plan, which will ultimately improve the quality of life of our people.”