By PAUL WAFULA More by this AuthorMichael Joseph has been appointed as the new Safaricom board chairman, ending the 13-year reign of Nicholas Ng'ang'a, who has served as the telco's chairman and non-executive director since 2007. WEARS MANY HATSMr Joseph joined the Safaricom board on September 8, 2008. BOARDROOM TITANOn his part, Mr Ng'ang'a joined the Safaricom board on May 6, 2004 and was elected Chairman on January 16, 2007. "At the time of his appointment as Chairman, Safaricom had slightly over 6 million customers, 1,000 employees and only 8 Safaricom shops across the country. In his last financial year as chairman, Safaricom announced investment of Sh36billion to expand its network coverage.

Source: Daily Nation July 30, 2020 06:16 UTC