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Information, Communication and Technology Cabinet Secretary Dr.Fred Matiangi (left) flanked by Deputy Governor, Nairobi County Jonathan Mueke,during the Marking of International Youth Day at KICC, Nairobi. PHOTO DAVID NJAAGA.
Kenya: Roaming charges by mobile networks in the five East African Community (EAC) countries will be scrapped, ICT Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has disclosed.
He said discussions have been ongoing to do away with the inter-connectivity fees charged by mobile networks for calls and data originating from another country. “Discussions have been going on to eliminate roaming charges so that calls made from any of the EAC member States are treated as local,” explained Dr Matiang’i.
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