Airtel and Safaricom lit up Twitter on Friday morning as they engaged in a good-natured banter as the latter celebrated 15th anniversary on Friday.
Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore distributes free airtime to commuters inside a bus at Kencom stage, Nairobi to mark Safaricom’s 15th anniversary. PHOTO | NAIROBI NEWS
It started with Airtel sending happy birthday wishes to Safaricom, which turns 15 Friday, with a teaser, “Paint the town red on this special day!” Red is Airtel’s corporate colour.
'Happy birthday @safaricomltd. Paint the town red on this special day!'
— Airtel Kenya (@AIRTEL_KE) October 30, 2015
Safaricom, who have previously told Airtel social media handlers to “stop tagging us in your tweets”, were gracious on this occasion, even referring to Airtel as “friends”.
@AIRTEL_KE Thank you friends.
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— Safaricom Limited (@SafaricomLtd) October 30, 2015
Airtel responded.
@SafaricomLtd Anytime. ^Caro
— Airtel Kenya (@AIRTEL_KE) October 30, 2015
Safaricom controls 67.4 per cent of Kenya’s telecoms market with Airtel, its closest rival, controlling 22.6 per cent. Orange has 10 per cent.
