Kenya’s internet costly as firms fail to share platforms

The cost of internet in the country remains expensive with Kenyans spending an estimated 3.1 percent of their average monthly earnings to purchase a one gigabyte (GB data), which is above the standard two percent, a new report has revealed.

The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), in its report, defines affordability as 1GB of mobile broadband data costing not more than two percent of average monthly income global benchmark.