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Safaricom slashes Internet prices by 150%.
Press Release Move is meant to pass the benefits of an improved business and regulatory environment to customers and is in response to the presidential directive on internet pricing. Beginning today, Safaricom subscribers can enjoy more affordable internet services following a major price reduction as the country’s leading telecommunications company
Orange Kenya drops Internet Everywhere Modem Prices.
In today’s major newspapers are full page ads that indicate Orange Kenya has lowered its Internet Everywhere modem pricing significantly. More specifically, the Internet Everywhere modem price has been reduced from Kes. 4,400.00 to Kes. 2,999.00, which is slightly cheaper than Safaricom’s 3G modem. At the same time, the prepaid
Western Union lowers money transfer charges to just 2% in Kenya.
In an obvious move to stay relevant (and competitive) against the growing dominance of mobile payment services in the form of Safaricom’s M-Pesa and Zain’s Zap, Western Union has massively lowered its money transfer rates within Kenya to just 2% of the value being transferred. The new rate applies to