Safaricom has today permanently adjusted the bandwidth speeds for their Home Fiber customers upto 150% for some packages.
Across their packages, the new changes has led to the increase of speeds from a minimum of 60% all the way to 250% for the top end package. The new speeds are effective from 1st March 2021/
Here are the new speeds.
| Bronze | Silver | Gold | Diamond | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Package Speed | 5Mbps | 10Mbps | 20Mbps | 40Mbps |
| New Package Speeds | 8Mbps | 20Mbps | 40Mbps | 100Mbps |
| Old Price | KES 2900 | KES 3999 | KES 5699 | KES 11499 |
| New Price (effective 1/3/2021) | KES 2900 | KES 3999 | KES 5999 | KES 11999 |
| Secure Net | At extra fee | At Extra fee | Included | Included |
The new speeds are quite welcome from Safaricom. The 8Mbps package will become even more popular than before. Also the decision to have 20Mbps at that price is sold while the 100Mbps package is the most tantalizing of the lot.
However, Safaricom has decided to adjust the price upwards for their Gold and Diamond packages. They have each received a price increase of KES 300 and KES 500 respectively.
Safaricom offered double the speeds for Home Fiber in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was beneficial due to the fact that people were working from home and kids used the Internet for school work.
