DSTv announced in early September that their TV package prices would increase effective October 1st 2015. The price increase announcement caused a huge uproar in Kenya. MultiChoice Africa CEO explained that the price increases were necessitated by the Kenyan currency flactuations.
[Update: DStv to reduce prices of its TV packages in Kenya in November 2016]
Here are the new prices compared to the old ones.
DSTV Kenya new and old price comparison |
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| Packages | New Price | Old Price | Difference |
| Ksh. | Kshs. | Ksh. | |
| Premium | 9,400 | 8,200 | 1,200 |
| Compact Plus | 6,400 | 5,550 | 850 |
| Compact | 3,750 | 3,250 | 500 |
| Family | 2,150 | 1,890 | 260 |
| Access | 1,050 | 930 | 120 |