Category: licences
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Why CA gave Safaricom, Airtel temporary licences
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Safaricom and Airtel Kenya have been offered temporary operating licenses for two years, pending agreements on permit fees, how to allocate spectrum and penalties in the event of voice outages. The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has chosen not to grant companies permits during the traditional ten-year period pending a…
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Solar boom sees 355 firms get Epra licences
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About 355 solar contractors, manufacturers and importers received production permits from the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) in the year to June 2024, indicating increased demand for solar services. As electricity prices continue to rise in Kenya, customers have increasingly turned to alternative sources of energy especially solar PV…
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Why credit-only microfinanciers are seeking CBK digital licences
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Non-deposit-taking microfinance banks are forced to apply for digital credit licenses to continue issuing loans in the absence of independent regulation of lending businesses as stipulated in the law. The Central Bank of Kenya has now moved to enforce this requirement amid protests from credit-only microfinance institutions (also known as…