MTN has confirmed through a press statement that three of its senior managers have been deported from Uganda.<\/p>\n
On 19 January 2019, MTN Uganda Chief Marketing Officer, Olivier Prentout, was arrested by police at Entebbe airport upon arrival from a business trip abroad.<\/p>\n
On 21 January 2019, MTN Uganda Head of Sales and Distribution, Annie Bilenge Tabura, was arrested by unidentified security personnel upon arrival at the MTN Uganda offices in Kampala.<\/p>\n
Subsequently, both Prentout and Bilenge have been deported from Uganda to their home countries, France and Rwanda respectively.<\/p>\n
On 22 January 2019, Elza Muzzolini, Head of Mobile Financial Services was also deported from Uganda.<\/p>\n
MTN Uganda has not been officially notified of the grounds for these arrests and deportations, and is trying to establish the precise reasons for the deportations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are understandably concerned about these developments and the well-being of all our employees,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMTN Uganda is fully committed to respecting and operating within the laws of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n
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