The unexpected has occured. Barrarot joins Airtel as a director after his not so very colourful legacy at Safaricom as CTO ...

http://www.ratio-magazin...w-Network-Director.html

He will be just great for the job,he's old school he'll be reliving history since Safaricom is currently going 4G which they will without him. Probably he needs to ensure that he makes the most of that window maybe Airtel wont need him when they in turn go 4G

What for am sure John signed a nondisclosure agreement or whatever its called.HE is bond by law not to divulge any information that might be confidential or injurious to his former employer.

Anyway Airtel move just show how curious they are in getting safaricoms majic bullet which might cost them.

IF I was the CEO I would work on my strengths i.e cost advantage,network coverage and clarity of its network.

trying to fight safaricom with their hama adverts will not work until they match safaricoms product offering.

I remember YU was regarded as the cheapest network when they launched, that advantage was overtaken when airtel too the same strategy.

The only way airtel can offer a good challenge to safaricom is concentrate on its R&D come up with new exciting product offering and ignore safaricom completely because as long as they play by safaricoms rules they will continue holding the NO.2 slot.

Didn't a certain director called Clare Ruto head in the opposite direction? I figure it's all fair in love and war...

http://www.computerworld...ses-staff-exodus-crisis

Clare ruto and her ilk were safaricoms spies then,that what was said then,But John stepped down after his post became irrelevant.

I thought Airtel 3G rollout was headed by a competent guy only to see a former safaricom guy appointed to such a crucial task...what happens now to the guy who was in charge of the 3G rollout?