Francis Wangusi, Communications Authority director general. [Photo/The Star]
Communications Authority Director General Francis Wangusi has said consumers have free will to choose their service provider of choice adding that political utterances are undue pressure on consumer choice.
This is in response to calls by the National Super Alliance to its supporters to boycott products and services offered by Safaricom
“We call upon leaders across the political spectrum to avoid making utterances that may dampen the investment climate in the country, hurt jobs in the local ICT sector and ultimately compromise the quality of life for the mwananchi,” Wangusi said on Tuesday.
On Monday, Safaricom Dealers Association indicated that some of their employees were being harassed in parts of Nyanza (an opposition stronghold) adding that such statements were putting them at risk.
“Let’s focus because we are not politicians but business people. Bad politics is going to affect business so let’s all sober up,” Safaricom Dealers Association chair Ester Muchemi said on Monday.
The opposition coalition also called for a boycott of Brookside and Bidco products.