Why arent people writing the epitaph for scon? AK beat the living daylights out of vodaphone in India, the Brits are arrogant and dont learn their lessons (especially from colonies), so how will they manage this onslaught?

Just like BBK will be done

@ X, i left my orange modem for 2 hours and had not moved a byte, i dont know why safcom cant do the same, care to explain?

Kyt... I surf on Safaricom and I know for a fact that even if you "left the internet on" for three days your credit remains the same UNLESS there is some sort of continuous interaction e.g. Windows updates,Anti-virus updates, a large file left downloading, email synchronisation etc. In that case you'd be charge regardless of the network you're using.

People need to learn how technology works before they post nonsense here.

X.. if you're going to give me a lesson in the fallacies of argument, you'd do well to avoid them yourself.. but NO I'm not a safaricom employee.. I'm self-employed...

and no I wasn't responding to your statements since you hadn't provided all the facts, I was responding to Kyt's assertions..

Hiyo ya heaven ni yako, so I won't bother.

Safcom are likely to have a fixed charge per day as Airtel have done, thus giving them a guaranteed revenue each day . then perhaps sweeten this to 75 cents per min on net calls.Am told Tigo Tanzania has tsh 50 cents on net calls. But the truth though is that their will be reduced revenue and reduced profits.

TOTAL NONSENSE...

1) KRA/GoK taxes us. They do NOT create revenue streams! So any 'income/revenue' is from US [taxpayers]

2) Based on your FAULTY argument... petrol prices should be HIGHER by adding additional taxes so GoK/KRA 'makes' more money??? Silly argument.

3) GoK is NOT the best/efficient spender of MY money. I pay taxes coz I am FORCED to do so. I hate paying MPigs huge salaries & perks for doing jack shit! Other pigs include alfred mutua!

4) KRA should go after the untaxed industries [to lower the burden on legit taxpayers] like matatus, jua kali, mitumba, drug dealers [it is illegal not to pay tax on earnings from illegal activities - Al Capone was convicted of evading taxes NOT for smuggling or murders]. A further benefit is creating a level playing field.

5) KRA needs to nab untaxed earnings from Eastleigh. I am certain that 90% of the goods sold there never comes to KRA's attention.

6) I use many more minutes with lower prices. I am also more productive & get deals done over the phone instead of meeting in person. This creates efficiencies across the board that creates an additional economic stimulus.

Tax compliance in Kenya is only 40%.
KRA need to up their game to nab the evading 60%.

Non-compliance is probably even higher! Many Kenyans have NO idea of direct taxation...

1) Herders in NEP province. Tax kitu gani? [Some of these guys have HUGE herds & are millionaires]

2) Maasais - Ask a Maasai to 'pay' 1 cow for every 10 cows he sells... Expect a spear through your stomach while he ponders the 'request'...

3) Drug Barons

4) Casinos - Or the patrons 'laundering' cash there

5) Eastleigh - How many somali traders are on KRA's tax registers? How many issue ETRs?

6) Roadside vendors

7) Beggars - I recall a story in one of the newspapers... The jamaa had a DRIVER... who would drop him off in the morning & pick him up at night!

@chaliwong - Please suit up...

1) 75% of your post makes little sense! Pathetic grammar & sentence structure...

2) LOL... So you are a bitter safaricom shareholder. Well safaricon is the Bitter Option

3) It is a business. If you can't stand teh heat then get OUT of the kitchen!

4) As a mwananchi I am very HAPPY that Airtel has saved me money. I wish we had more Mhindi businesses to help cut my expenses! Why should I be sad that Airtel will invest/spend $150mn in Kenya?