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Now you see, now you don't: How telcos are defrauding Kenyans with expiry data

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Parliament has told the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) to stop the "fraud" perpetuated by telcos in the country in the name expiring data bundles.

Instead, the MPs want the communications regulator to force internet providers Safaricom, Airtel and Telkom to compensate their customers for unused bundles.

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