Kenya: Orange launches Christmas “Kamata Goody Goody” Promotion

By NewsfromAfrica

 Nairobi-- Integrated Telecommunications Services Company Orange has launched a new sales promotion that will see buyers purchase various products at discounted prices during the Christmas season.

The promotion, dubbed “Kamata Goody Goody”  that will run till January 6, 2013, will see shoppers enjoy offers on various mobile and data devices, ranging from tablets to data enabled mobile phones.

One will be able to purchase these mobile devices from Orange retail outlets and Mobicom shops. Amongst these devices is what has been billed as the best tablet deal ever – the SunTab Android SunTab going for KSh 23,999, complete with a one-month unlimited internet bundle.

Announcing the promotion, company CEO Mickael Ghossein, described the offer as one that will enable Orange customers appreciate quality and affordable services from the network.

“This promotion will complement our position as the provider of quality and competitive communications services in the country,” said Ghossein, adding that first time mobile phone owners will benefit from purchasing entry level data enabled phones for as low as KSh 3,999.  

The Communications Commission of Kenya’s fourth quarter industry sector statistics underscored the increase of mobile internet subscriptions in the market, contributing to 98.9 percent of the total number of subscriptions for that quarter. 

The report, for the period between April – June 2012, also stated that the number of estimated internet users had risen by 18.5 % to stand at slightly over 14 million users, during the quarter under review. This was as a result of an increased demand for internet and data services as well as the heightened use of social media.