MultiChoice Kenya hikes DStv prices from August 2025 for businesses

by Thinus Ferreira

MultiChoice Kenya is hiking prices yet again for business customers in the East African country with the latest price increase which will hit companies subscribing to its service from August 2025.

Nzola Miranda, MultiChoice Kenya managing director, informing business subscribers in a letter about the price hike from August, says MultiChoice Kenya will be "making adjustments to its prices" but offers no explanations or reasons for the latest increase.

The DStv Stay package is increasing to Sh3370, DStv Essential is increasing to Sh2510, and DStv Basic is increasing to Sh1580. 

On DStv Play the Basic package is increasing to Sh5700, Essential is increasing to Sh9950, and Ultra will cost Sh15650.

On the DStv Work package, the Essential option will now cost Sh2050, while Ultra will increase to Sh5850. 

To add a foreign language channel will now cost Sh500, while the CNN International (DStv 401) add-on as a TV channel often seen in hotels, will cost Sh465 from August. 

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Nzola Miranda new MultiChoice Kenya managing director after the exit of Nancy Matimu - a MultiChoice Africa executive move the pay-TV company was asked about and said isn't happening.

by Thinus Ferreira

Nzola Miranda has taken over as the new MultiChoice Kenya managing director from Nancy Matimu who resigned and left to join the Serrari Group - something MultiChoice said isn't happening when asked about the executive change a month ago.

The exit of Nancy Matimu and appointment of Nzola Miranda is exactly what MultiChoice insiders in March said would happen. 

When TVwithThinus asked MultiChoice in late March about the insider news that the Kenya managing director is leaving at the end of April and who she is being replaced with, a MultiChoice spokesperson said in response to the media query that MultiChoice "doesn't have any African moves".

Now Nzola Miranda is heading up MultiChoice Kenya's business in the East African country who was the MultiChoice Ethiopia chief customer officer for the past two years. 

Nzola Miranda also previously worked at Puma Energy as well as Samsung Electronics, The Coca-Cola Company and General Electric.

"After an exciting season at MultiChoice Group leading an exceptional business in Kenya, it is time to pass on the baton to my colleague and friend Nzola Miranda who takes over the leadership mantle as the MultiChoice Kenya managing director," Nancy Matimu said.

MultiChoice Kenya did a shocking second price hike of up to 10% for DStv and GOtv subscribers in the country last month, just 7 months after the last price hike, angering DStv subscribers who said that they're leaving DStv and will be switching to other video streaming services.

ALSO READ: SHOCKER. MultiChoice Kenya does second DStv price hike of up to 10% from April 2023 just 7 months after last fee increase, angry subscribers say they're cancelling and going to streaming.