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Kenya Telkom CEO Dominque Saint Jean told those workers were among around 1000 employees who had applied for the Voluntary Early Retirement scheme launched in October 2008.



He mentiones the extensive consultations with the Communication Workers Union of Kenya.

 

Telkom Kenya, previously wholly owned by the Government of Kenya entered into a partnership with France Telecom in December 2007. After the retrenchment exercise, Telkom will be left with 2,400 employees. The company became the second firm in the telecommunication industry to lay off its staff after Zain Kenya which last month dismissed 141 employees in March