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Fred Waithaka is a seasoned legal and regulatory professional with extensive experience in the telecommunications and legal sectors. Currently serving as the Head of Regulatory and Public Policy and the Head of Legal and Secretarial Services at Safaricom PLC since June 2017, Fred has previously held leadership positions as Head of Legal and Regional Counsel at SEACOM LTD from April 2012 to May 2017, and as Principal In-house Counsel at Safaricom Limited from January 2006 to April 2012. Fred's legal career began at Kaplan & Stratton Advocates, where responsibilities included roles as an Associate and Pupil/Trainee from September 2000 to December 2005. Fred is an alumnus of the University of Bedfordshire, earning an LLB (Hons) in Law from 1997 to 2000, and is furthering legal expertise at the Kenya School of Law since 2001.
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Safaricom is the leading provider of converged communication solutions in Kenya. In addition to providing a broad range of first-class products and services for Telephony, Broadband Internet and Financial services, Safaricom seeks to uplift the welfare of Kenyans through value-added services and support for community projects. With over 29 Million subscribers and an estimated market share of 67%, the Company has the widest modern mobile network coverage in Kenya and prides in its experienced shareholders, attractive tariffs, a nationwide network of effective dealers, high caliber staff and management enabling it to maintain its position as the region’s mobile market leader. M-PESA has over 23 million subscribers, supported by a nationwide agent network of over 156,000 outlets. M-PESA is the world's most developed biggest mobile payment system.