Airtel Africa Group CEO discusses deepening digital acceleration with Kenya’s President

Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Africa Group, Segun Ogunsanya has paid a courtesy call on the President of Kenya, H.E. Dr. William Ruto at the State House Nairobi.

According to information gathered from Airtel Africa Group’s Linkedin social media platform, the discussion between CEO Ogunsanya and President Ruto centered on accelerating and deepening digital transformation in Kenya. 

Airtel Africa believes that the telecom industry has the innate power and opportunity to unlock economic benefits through innovative solutions that meet customers growing and ever-changing needs.

During the week, the Airtel Africa Group’s CEO joined executives of Kenya’s second largest network operator, Airtel Kenya to launch e-SIM for its customer.

The introduction of e-SIM by Airtel Kenya according to officials will not only aid customers to access the same functionalities as one using a hard copy SIM card but also offer several benefits over the traditional cards as it is quick and simple to set up online, planet-friendly, and provides an easy extra line without needing two devices.

Speaking at the launching ceremony in Nairobi, the Group CEO of Airtel Africa, Segun Ogunsanya said with the introduction of e-SIM in Kenya, Airtel continues to stay ahead of the curve where innovation is concerned about giving customers much convenience and flexibility while championing technological advancement and creating innovative platforms and opportunities that will make life simple.

In his remarks, the Managing Director of Airtel Kenya, Ashish Malhotra also noted that customers' expectations are changing and mobile network operators have been forced to adapt to the new changes to enable meet the increasing technological needs of consumers.

According to him, he is confident that customers will quickly move to use the e-SIM for

what it delivers.

“Mobile users reward digital convenience therefore as a business we shall continue enabling digital transformation to deliver the full customer experience,” he said.