Agency
The Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi has on Thursday officially welcomed Airtel Uganda’s New Managing Director, Mr. Soumendra Sahu and challenged him to add on the contribution made by Uganda’s maiden Mobile operator to the social economic transformation of Uganda.
Baryomunsi congratulated Mr Sahu upon his appointment and posting to Uganda. The minister recollected the ICT policy development journey that the country has undertaken that supports participation of private players like Airtel and He thanked Airtel Uganda for participating in the liberal market reforms that started in 1994 and the contribution so far made.
These include the recent listing of 20% of Airtel Uganda shares on the Uganda stock exchange under the National Broad Band obligations, the pioneering of 5G in Uganda and the expansion of internet access to remote areas like Kanungu, the constituency he represents in Parliament.
The minister also challenged the Airtel team to continuously listen to customer feedback, innovate and deliver world class products.
While addressing the minister, Mr. Sahu thanked him and the government for the conducive policy and regulatory environment that has allowed Airtel Uganda to actively participate in the ICT transformation journey of this country.
He informed the minister that Airtel Uganda will continue to draw from the global reach of Airtel Africa and Bharti Airtel to comply with policy and regulatory obligations while participating in the shared responsibility of connecting people and businesses to global opportunities.