kenya-power-ends-tokens-purchase-from-third-party-vendors

[Mtumsafi]

• The company said it will not be renewing the contracts of the nine companies the utility firm had contracted to process electricity purchases on its behalf.
• Their contracts expire on August 31.
• The firm is now fully moving the buying of electricity by its customers in-house and says it has built enough capacity to handle the payments.

 

[bigDog]

Long overdue. Hii ilikua ukora tupu!

 

[Mtumsafi]

They need to clarify on available payment platforms. Tomorrow being 1 September am sure afew will attempt to buy token using the old methods.

 

[Aviator]

Long overdue. Hii ilikua ukora tupu!

Where is/was the ukora?
If I buy tokens directly from KP, I incur transaction charges. If I use these vendors, I don't.

 

[Mwalimu-G]

Where is/was the ukora?

Why do they need to have an intermediary selling your goats for a commission when the customer can come right to your gate and you get to keep the entire amount?

 

[Aviator]

Why do they need to have an intermediary selling your goats for a commission when the customer can come right to your gate and you get to keep the entire amount?

Convenience of the customer.
-Not every town has a KP outlet
-Not every customer uses MPesa or Airtel money.
-It doesn't make sense to pay 28 bob when purchasing token worth 100 bob

 

[mzeiya]

Safaricom right now

 

[Cortedivoire]

Convenience of the customer.
-Not every town has a KP outlet
-Not every customer uses MPesa or Airtel money.
-It doesn't make sense to pay 28 bob when purchasing token worth 100 bob

Lies. The first 3 tokens of 100 bob is free. Then a charge of 2 bob thereafter

 

[Jug]

 

[bigDog]

Where is/was the ukora?
If I buy tokens directly from KP, I incur transaction charges. If I use these vendors, I don't.

It was deliberately engineered so that you have to buy from third parties at a lower price. Those third parties were not donating their free time to Kenya power. Walikuwa wanalipwa commission.

 

[Jug]

Convenience of the customer.
-Not every town has a KP outlet
-Not every customer uses MPesa or Airtel money.
-It doesn't make sense to pay 28 bob when purchasing token worth 100 bob

They scrapped the transaction charges for purchasing tokens worth 100 bob

 

[Othello]

If scrapping them won't reduce the bills, mimi sioni umuhimu wake

 

[Aviator]

Lies. The first 3 tokens of 100 bob is free. Then a charge of 2 bob thereafter

They scrapped the transaction charges for purchasing tokens worth 100 bob

I have noted.
And they increased for 1000 from 28 to 34.

 

[Jug]

I have noted.
And they increased for 1000 from 28 to 34.
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Hapa si unajua kila mtu ako na charges zake...same way some petro stations charge when paying with Till Number

 

[Aviator]

Hapa si unajua kila mtu ako na charges zake...same way some petro stations charge when paying with Till Number

Why should KP's be highest than even send money?

 

[The.Black.Templar]

It was deliberately engineered so that you have to buy from third parties at a lower price. Those third parties were not donating their free time to Kenya power. Walikuwa wanalipwa commission.

Shida iko wapi? If they did not have capacity, they needed to push extra customers to the third parties. Same way safcom pushes callers to third parties for support for a commission

 

[Kasaman]

• The company said it will not be renewing the contracts of the nine companies the utility firm had contracted to process electricity purchases on its behalf.
• Their contracts expire on August 31.
• The firm is now fully moving the buying of electricity by its customers in-house and says it has built enough capacity to handle the payments.

Centralized theft !
Sawa