The government could introduce price controls for Internet services if providers do not reduce prices, it warned Tuesday.
“The Government is very concerned that the landing of two cables has not had a profound impact on bandwidth costs and by extension on retail Internet prices.
“This explains why the penetration of the Internet still lags behind all other ICT services. If we do not see any changes in the retail prices for the internet, the Government, through the Communications Commission of Kenya, will have to consider introducing price caps for bandwidth,” Information and Communications Assistant minister George Khaniri said.