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Safaricom CEO and Executive Director, Bob Collymore [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]
Safaricom has increased tariff on voice calls, data and SMS citing the recent 15 per cent excise duty tax levied on telephone and internet services under the Finance Act 2018.
A statement by Chief Executive Bob Collymore stated that it has raised the cost of calls by 30 cents, and SMS by 10 cents effective midnight.
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