Airtel, Telkom increase charges on new taxes

Telkom Kenya chief executive officer Aldo Mareuse (left) and Airtel Kenya's Prasanta Das Sarma at a past event. Photo | NMG

Airtel and Telkom have increased their voice call and SMS charges by 30 cents and 10 cents respectively following the government’s decision to raise excise duty from 10 to 15 percent.

The move by the two firms comes just five days after Kenya's largest telecommunications firm Safaricom raised the cost of calls and SMS.

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