The Communications Authority has come out to defend Safaricom against allegations of electoral manipulation. This follows claims made by opposition leader Raila Odinga yesterday that Safaricom had deliberately manipulated election results by delaying their transmission.
In a press statement, CA said that no cases of transmission failure were reported by any of the local mobile operators that were mandated to oversee the electoral transmission.
“The Authority directed the mobile operators to report any cases of transmission failure to us. No cases of transmission failure were reported to us,” the statement by CA director general Francis Wangusi said.
The authority further urged political players to report any malpractice conducted by any ICT players rather than publicly condemn them without tabling proof.
“We implore politicians to report any alleged election malpractices on the part of industry players to the relevant law enforcement agencies instead of engaging in blanket ‘lynching’ of investors in this strategic sector,” said Mr. Wangusi.
