'Safaricom Says It Doesn’t Share Customer Data With Govt Agencies Keen On Rooting Out Dissent'

Mobile Service provider Safaricom has refuted claims that it is working with the government to crack down on dissenting voices. The telco stated that it respects the privacy of its customers following growing concerns from some online quotas that the Telco has been sharing its customer’s data in the wake of the anti-finance bill protests currently happening across the country. In a statement, Safaricom maintained that it has not shared any customer information with government agencies adding that any such directive can only be issued through a court order...

A section of online users have cast aspersions that Safaricom is aiding the state in a bid to crack down on individuals perceived to be the faces of the Gen -z demonstrations against the 2024/2025 Finance Bill. Several anti-finance bill sympathizers majorly drawn from the X platform have been abducted by people believed to be police officers.