Satellite communication service providers, including Starlink, will pay up to 0.4 percent of their gross annual turnover every year to the government in addition to a one-off Sh15 million for licence fee as Kenya seeks to cash in on well-oiled multinationals jostling to offer Internet in the country.
The proposal by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), if approved, will introduce an annual operating fee under the satellite landing rights (SLR). The minimum charge will be Sh4 million or 0.4 percent of annual sales in the country, whichever is higher.
