This archive report was first published on 7 July 2021.
Kenya's mobile operators have adjusted their prices in response to the increased excise duty. The changes took effect on July 1 and 6, 2021.
According to the Finance Bill 2021, all out-of-bundle voice calls, data, and SMS, as well as integrated plans including All-in-One, will be revised to reflect the increased Excise Duty.
However, all consumer data bundle prices remain unchanged, including No-Expiry bundles, daily bundles, weekly bundles, monthly bundles, and Giga bundles.
Roaming and international calling and SMS rates have been revised to reflect the 20% Excise Duty, while the cost of all Fibre to the Home (FTTH) and Fibre to the Business (FTTB) plans have also been revised in line with the new Excise Duty.
Effective July 6, 2021, Telkom's headline price for Pay-As-You-Go Telkom-to-Telkom voice calls increased to Sh2.78, while Pay-As-You-Go voice calls for off-net calls increased to Sh4.30. The cost to send an SMS within the Telkom network and across other networks will be Sh1.15.
Additionally, the Pay-As-You-Go price for Mobile Data increased to Sh.4.50 per MB, but both voice and mobile data bundle prices will not be affected.
Effective July 1, 2021, Airtel Kenya increased its headline voice tariff to Ksh2.78 per minute, but prices of all data and voice bundles remain unchanged.
