After Kituo Cha Sheria filed a lawsuit in support of the entry of Starlink, which is owned by American billionaire Elon Musk, into the market, Kenya’s telecommunications provider, Safaricom, has been struck a significant blow.
The non-governmental organisation (NGO) submitted a certificate of urgency, which emphasised the need for Starlink to be granted permission to offer satellite internet services over the entire nation.
Safaricom refuted the company’s assertion that Starlink’s entry into the market presented a risk to the quality of mobile networks.
The non-governmental organisation (NGO) contended in its petition that Safaricom was Starlink’s competitor, and as a result, it wrote a letter to the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) that contained a biassed judgement against Safaricom.
Kituo Cha Sheria, through his attorney Marc Chirchir, is requesting that the court order the Competition Authority of Kenya (CA) and the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) to carry out a study to elucidate the regulations that govern satellite internet service providers.
“That until the hearing and decision on this request and petition is made, an injunctive order and restriction be given that stops CA and CAK from doing anything that could hurt SpaceX’s Starlink customers.”
“That include not restricted to challenging any payments given to Starlink, its subsidiaries, licensees and distributors, or any affiliated companies,” according to Business Daily’s report on the matter.
According to Kituo Cha Sheria, the threat to prevent Starlink from functioning in Kenya must be removed to allow Kenyans to have access to high-speed internet at an affordable price.
