telecommunications provider . for other uses see telkom . telkom kenya type private company industry telecommunications founded 1999 headquarters nairobi kenya key people eddy njoroge chairman 1 steven evans executive vice chairman 2 aldo mareuse chief executive officer 3 products telecommunications services internet services revenue kes 40 billion 2010 owner helios investment partners 60 % government of kenya 40 % number of employees 6 500 2010 slogan we ve got you talking . website homepage telkom kenya is the sole provider of landline phone services in kenya . it was previously a part of the kenya posts and telecommunications corporation kptc which was the sole provider of both postal and telecommunication services . in 1999 kptc was split into the communications commission of kenya cck the postal corporation of kenya posta and telkom kenya . 4 contents 1 services 2 history 3 past shareholding 4 current shareholding 5 see also 6 references 7 external links services edit the company operates and maintains the infrastructure over which kenya s various internet service providers operate . as of 2004 most internet service was provided via dial up service . jambonet an important kenyan isp is a subsidiary of telkom kenya . it also offers mobile gsm voice and high speed internet services under the orange kenya brand in which it is the 3rd in market share after safaricom and airtelkenya . 5 history edit in 2007 france t l com now orange s.a. acquired 51 % of telkom kenya s shares at a cost of us 390 million . 6 in november 2012 the shareholding structure changed due to a decision by the kenyan government to convert the its shareholder loans into equity in order to ease telkom kenya s debt burden . 7 it was subsequently confirmed that the kenya government would retain 40 % shareholding down from 49 % with the remaining shares held by france t l com . 8 in january 2013 france t l com increased its stake in telkom kenya to 70 % as a consequence of the government s failure to provide its full portion of 2012 funding . 9 past shareholding edit on november 9 2015 helios investment partners announced that they were going to purchase france t l com s entire stake in telkom kenya . 10 11 current shareholding edit subsequent to the agreement to buy helios negotiated with the kenyan government to own 40 percent in the new joint venture with the investment firm retaining 60 percent . 12 in june 2016 final regulatory approval was received for the deal to proceed . 13 the current shareholding is as depicted in the table below . 1 telkom kenya stock ownership rank name of owner percentage ownership 1 jamhuri holdings limited 60.0 2 government of kenya 40.0 total 100.00 1 jamhuri holdings limited is a special investment vehicle fully owned by helios investment partners . see also edit kenya internet exchange references edit a b okuttah mark 12 june 2016 . state pumps sh12 billion into telkom after helios deal . business daily africa . nairobi . retrieved 13 june 2016 . okuttah mark 15 august 2016 . pe firm helios selects vice chairman to telkom board . business daily africa . nairobi . retrieved 15 august 2016 . okuttah mark 13 june 2016 . helios names new telkom kenya ceo . business daily africa . nairobi . retrieved 13 june 2016 . pk 4 june 2016 . the history of postal corporation of kenya . nairobi postal corporation of kenya pk . retrieved 4 june 2016 . commsupdate 24 march 2016 . airtel kenya plans 4g launch by year end . telegeography.com . retrieved 4 june 2016 . news 16 november 2007 . orange to buy 51 % of telkom kenya . telecompaper.com . retrieved 4 june 2016 . mutegi mugambi 22 november 2012 . state turns its telkom kenya loan into equity . business daily africa . nairobi . retrieved 4 june 2016 . omondi michael 27 november 2012 . treasury s stake in telkom kenya cut after debt swap . business daily africa . retrieved 4 june 2016 . nyabiage jevans 12 january 2013 . government loses ownership grip in telkom kenya . the standard kenya . nairobi . retrieved 4 june 2016 . osa 9 november 2015 . orange signs an agreement with helios investment partners for the sale of its stake in telkom kenya pdf . paris orange s.a. osa . retrieved november 10 2015 . ochieng lilian 9 november 2015 . helios buys france telecom s stake at telkom kenya . daily nation . nairobi . retrieved 4 june 2016 . anyanzwa james 6 march 2016 . kenya gets 10 percent telkom stake for free as part of helios deal . business daily africa . nairobi . retrieved 4 june 2016 . okuttah mark 4 june 2016 . firm gets the nod to sell 70 percent stake in telkom . business daily africa . nairobi . retrieved 4 june 2016 . external links edit official website an article that explains where telkom kenya doesn t act as isp retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title telkom kenya & oldid 734651203 categories telecommunications companies of kenyanairobi navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article 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