{"id":43484,"date":"2017-03-10T15:24:37","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T12:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/business\/?p=43484"},"modified":"2017-03-10T15:25:35","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T12:25:35","slug":"splitting-safaricom-ludicrous-thing-heard-long-time-collymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/business\/2017\/03\/splitting-safaricom-ludicrous-thing-heard-long-time-collymore\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Splitting Safaricom is the most ludicrous thing I have heard in a long time &#8211; Collymore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/capitalfm-news\/splitting-safaricom-would-be-the-most-ludicrous-thing-collymore<\/p>\n<p>Safaricom Chief Executive Officer Bob Collymore says a split of the mobile service provider and the M-Pesa platform will discourage investors as well as suppress innovative operators.<\/p>\n<p>He also adds that should the two be separated, the cost of operations would be high on the customers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/business\/files\/2016\/11\/COLLYMORE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40837 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/business\/files\/2016\/11\/COLLYMORE-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/business\/files\/2016\/11\/COLLYMORE-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/business\/files\/2016\/11\/COLLYMORE.jpg 766w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/capitalfm-news\/splitting-safaricom-would-be-the-most-ludicrous-thing-collymore Safaricom Chief Executive Officer Bob Collymore says a split of the mobile service provider and the M-Pesa platform will discourage investors as well as suppress innovative operators. 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