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New M-Pesa Africa managing director announced

Sitoyo Lopokoiyit has been appointed as Safaricom’s M-pesa Africa Managing Director. In an announcement made on Wednesday, Sitoyo’s appointment take effect immediately. According to Safaricom, for the last three years, Sitoyo has been the Chief Financial Services Officer.

Prior to this, Sitoyo was the director of M-Commerce in Vodacom-Tanzania where he attained a 10-year experience in the Mobile-money sector.

He joined Safaricom in 2011 as head of Mpesa strategy and business development, a role he held before he moved to Vodacom Tanzania as Director M-Commerce in 2015.
Prior to Safaricom, Sitoyo worked at Total Kenya as diversification manager and later as the head of Total Solar business,” read part of the notice.

Sitoyo also worked for Uchumi supermarkets as a Category Manager and at Chevron Kenya ltd as Business Advisor and Merchandasie Manager.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce in marketing and a Master of Science in Information Technology Management and Organisational Change.
We shall initiate the relevant talent sourcing processes to identify and appoint the next financial services leader in due course,” the notice said.

The firm said in the meantime, Sitoyo will continue discharging all functions of the Chief Financial Services Officer.

In other news – SA Pastor caught on camera kissing big snake in public, video breaks the internet – Watch

A man driving a black convertible Mercedes Benz recently left passers-by shocked after a video emerged showing him with a big snake hung on the windscreen, kissing it and caressing it.

Pastor caught on camera kissing big snake in public

Treasure Nkwabela, who is believed to be a traditional healer and also runs a church named New Beginnings Ministries, from the Eastern Cape, touched and kissed the snake, which seemed to be a bit restless. Learn more

Source: standardmedia