And that my brother Ali, in this wash wash economy, is the point I'm trying to make in a roundabout manner. ;-)

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On Tue, Aug 1, 2023, 12:40 Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote:

Mutemi

The government loses more in this case! Cash is the most untraceable form of payment. More untraceable than crypto. FYI. I thought I should let you know. 😅

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On Tue, Aug 1, 2023 at 10:38 AM Mutemi wa Kiama <eddiekiama@gmail.com> wrote:

Not Safaricom but the government. In this equation Safaricom loses :-)

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On Tue, Aug 1, 2023, 10:32 Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote:

Mutemi

I'm trying to understand your conspiracy theory here but I'm left blank! 😅 Why would Safaricom (and the government) want to force us back to the cash economy? As we are oft to say in Kenya - Hio imeenda! 😀 

Curious, however, to hear your thoughts on why. 

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On Mon, Jul 31, 2023 at 2:57 PM Mutemi wa Kiama via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Could it be deliberate to force us back to the cash economy?

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Mutemi wa Kiama

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On Sat, Jul 29, 2023, 14:16 Mwendwa Kivuva via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

Safaricom PLC and other mobile money operators have reviewed their charges after the enactment of the Finance Act 2023. M-PESA mobile transfer charges have gone up from 12% to 15%.

At the same time, the excise duty rate for call, SMS, and Internet has gone down from 20% to 15%.

Is Financial inclusion in danger? Will users go back to the cash economy? As we fiddle with taxation in the digital space, is there cost-benefit analysis advising these decisions?

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