NYAKUA USHINDI promotion winners rewarded

• Timothy Syukia drives away with brand new Toyota Corolla saloon
• Four other winners each take home brand new Tuk Tuks

Telkom Kenya’s commercial brand Orange in partnership with Samsung Ltd, today held the first Nyakua Ushindi prize giving ceremony to recognize winners of the on-going Nyakua Ushindi promotion at Telkom Plaza.

The give-away, the first of three, aims to reward Orange Fixed Plus customers and increase subscription to the service. The promotion, launched in April 2009 offers customers who buy a new Samsung B259 or Samsung B139 handset on the Orange Fixed Plus service the opportunity to win branded merchandise or one of 10 trips to the UK to attend a Chelsea Premier League match and three new Toyota Corolla cars and twelve Tuk Tuks sealed in three monthly prize draws.

Speaking during the ceremony Peter Reinartz, Deputy CEO, Telkom Kenya’s commented. “Orange is committed to delivering an enhanced communication experience for its customers by ensuring their easy access to our revolutionary products and services”.

Orange Fixed Plus (formerly Telkom Wireless) is Telkom Kenya’s CDMA service and the leading wireless service in Kenya with over 95% market share and extensive national coverage. The service enables customers to have the benefit of a fixed line that can be taken out of the house or office and used like a mobile within the customer’s region. Customers can also roam nationally outside of their region.

Benito Lee, Samsung’s managing director, commented. “We are very committed in this partnership with Telkom Kenya to avail the best of technology at the best prizes to every Kenyan across the country.”

Commenting on his win, Mr. Thomas Wachira Muga a Nairobi business and family man said that he was delighted to have emerged one of the Tuk Tuks winners and intended to use the new resource to generate more income for his family. The promotion is yet to culminate with two more draws planned before the end of September.

In addition to the consumer promotion, dealers and sales teams are being incentivized to hit their promotional targets with a range of prizes including a laptop with free internet, motorbikes, bicycles and a PA system.

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About Telkom Kenya
Telkom Kenya is committed to providing innovative, accessible and refreshingly simple communications solutions to its customers.

With fixed network, wireless, data, mobile and internet services, Telkom Kenya is the only truly integrated telecommunication solutions provider in the country. Orange Mobile, Orange Fixed Plus and Orange Broadband are Telkom Kenya’s GSM, wireless and internet services provided under its commercial brand, ‘Orange’. The national fixed line service, Telkom Fixed, is provided under the Telkom Kenya brand.

Established in 1999 as the nation’s original telecommunications provider, Telkom Kenya continues to have the largest footprint across the country enabling more people to connect, create and come together to achieve more.

For more information please visit www.telkom.co.ke, www.orange.co.ke

About Orange
Orange is the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators. With 123 million customers, the Orange brand now covers Internet, television and mobile services in the majority of countries where the Group operates. At the end of 2008, France Telecom had consolidated sales of 53.5 billion euros (12.7 billion euros for the first quarter of 2009) and at 29 April 2009, the Group had a customer base of almost 184 million customers in 30 countries. These include 123 million mobile customers worldwide and 13 million broadband Internet (ADSL) customers in Europe. Orange is the number three mobile operator and the number one provider of broadband Internet services in Europe and, under the brand Orange Business Services, is one of the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational companies.

The Group’s strategy, which is characterized by a strong focus on innovation, convergence and effective cost management, aims to establish Orange as an integrated operator and benchmark for new telecommunications services in Europe. Today the Group remains focused on its core activities as a network operator, while working to develop its position in new growth activities. To meet customer expectations, the Group strives to provide products and services that are simple and user-friendly, while maintaining a sustainable and responsible business model that can be adapted to the requirements of a fast-paced and changing eco-system.

France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and on the New York Stock Exchange

For more information: www.orange.com, www.francetelecom.com, www.orange-business.com
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