Airtel Kenya has appointed Djibril Tobe as its new Managing Director, succeeding Ashish Malhotra, who has taken up a new role as the Chief Executive Officer of Indus Towers Africa. In a press release dated June 30, 2026, the Board of Airtel Networks expressed confidence that Tobe’s leadership will drive the telecommunications firm through its
Airtel Kenya has informed its customers of intermittent delays in the allocation of airtime and data bundles purchased through M-PESA. In a notice dated Wednesday, June 24, 2026, the telecommunications company said some users may experience delays after buying airtime or bundles using the mobile money platform. According to Airtel, it is working with the
The COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCC) has dismissed claims circulating on social media that it fined Airtel Kenya Ksh 7.8 billion over alleged misleading mobile money transaction charges. In a statement dated Friday, May 28 2026, the Commission said the social media post making the claims is false, misleading, and was not issued by