These guys lied when this thingy started the 6am to 6pm time frame wasnt there...

Tell them @saga. People never understand, no matter how much learned they are.

Ditto!!! I wonder what the bile is all about yet he has an option of choice.

Now how is it a rip-off if you have read the terms and conditions and have clearly understood the implications? And i'm very sure you don't have a safaricom line so what's the bile about? Let those want to enjoy the service do so, it's their choice.. I remember there was a time saf introduced free calls in the evenings and some complained saying that that was a tariff for nightrunners. Clearly you can't please everyone all at once...

People are not seeing the bigger picture. As a condition for reduction of MTR, the telcos have asked that the minimum calling rate should be KES 4 per min. Safcom is just easing you to the higher calling rate! More like the story of the toad who was put in cold water and slooooooowly heated to boil. When the so called offer ends, you will be calling at KES 4 flat rate.

@Blazin, let me jog your memory kidogo to see whose facts are right. First, customers had always had a choice to of their tariff until the 'one size fits all' uwezo tariff was introduced.

Around 2007, safaricom introduced four tariffs namely; Saasa, Super Tariffic, Jambo and Super Taifa. Among these four tariffs, customers subscribed to their tariff of choice. Before the introduction of these four tariffs we were accustomed to Sema, Tariffic, and
Taifa tariffs. The migration was by choice. In 2008, Jimbabie tariff was introduced and reduced calls by almost 70% as a measure of retaining market share due to increased competition. After that, we have had Ongea and now Uwezo- the tariff that had initially promised 1 bob per minute 10pm-10am forever-.


Among the major promotions that safaricom has conducted include 'Lipua', 'guruma ibambe', 'Furahi na Safaricom',and 'Masonko na Safaricom' among others. All these promotions were common in that the customers had a chance to win millions or vehicles.

Compare that with this 'Wakenya tuongee' promotion and you will realize that it doesn't deserve to be called a promotion. Its somehow concocted to make all the shillings flow to Safaricom vaults.

What percentage of customers make 4 minute-long calls between 6am to 6pm?

Its not about being cynical, its about customer satisfaction. Since the current CEO took reins from my favorite Michael Joseph, we have had an increase in Mpesa charges, Higher calling rates in the market, twisted data usage terms and conditions and several other unfriendly terms in almost everything.

The CEO seems very preoccupied with keeping the numbers in the range of 20 billion. If its about supernormal profits, we may as well have Safariom in South Sudan, in Uganda, even across the continent. Otherwise, exhibiting monopoly behaviour to attain obscene profits is unjustifiable.

Ngai!!! Kumbe this thing was an offer that ended on Aug 23rd. Nimenyonywa for 2 months. Wish I had come across this thread earlier.

@Bkismat, How much credit do you spend per month? If you spend over 30bob per day on credit, then have a look at the postpay tariff 1000.

you get 900 on net minutes,

100 offnet minutes,

100 mb etc.

see: http://www.safaricom.co....f-plans/classic-postpay

You no longer have to rush through calls to save credit.

Threw my away in river nyando, you end up talking for more and you end up bursting your limit.

Very true, this is the tariff ya nguvu. I have accumulated over 4,000 minutes! I wish there was a way of sambazaing or selling the minutes.