Uganda has accused the country’s biggest telecoms operator, MTN Uganda of under-declaring its sales and causing public revenue losses.
Relations between the government and the company have been unstable, following series of setbacks including a security raid on the company’s data centre, delayed renewal of its operating license and the expulsions of its executives.
According to Reuters, Uganda deported MTN Uganda’s Chief Executive Wim Vanhelleputte last week, the fourth MTN official to be expelled from the East African country in less than a month.
This comes with accusations of compromising national security according to authorities.
Holistically, MTN Uganda has over 10 million subscribers and competes chiefly with the local unit of India’s Bharti Airtel.