Safaricom’s Stephen Chege appointed Vodacom Chief External Affairs Officer

NAIROBI,Kenya, Oct, 27 – Safaricom’s Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Stephen Chege has been appointed as Vodacom Group Chief External Affairs Officer.

He will be reporting to Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub effective November,15, 2021.

“Steve will take up the role at Vodacom Headquarters in Johannesburg and will be responsible for Group Regulatory, External and Corporate Affairs, Public Policy, Communication Strategy, Media Relationships, Group Corporate Social Investment (CSI) and Sustainability,”Read statement.

The role covers the Vodacom Group markets including South Africa, Tanzania, DRC, Mozambique, Lesotho and Vodafone Ghana. He will also continue supporting Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC and Safaricom PLC. 

Since 2015 Chege has been the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Safaricom PLC having risen in the ranks from the time he joined in 2006 as In-House Counsel. 

He has had a distinguished and successful career guiding Safaricom’s position in legal, competition, regulatory and reputation matters, developing industry policy, positioning Safaricom as a Purpose led organisation and making a significant contribution to the success of Safaricom.

He holds a Bachelor of Laws, a Master of Laws in International Trade & Investment Law, is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and Notary Public as well as a Certified Public Secretary.

“In the meantime, Steve will continue discharging all functions of the office. Please join me in wishing Steve all the best as he takes up his new role,”