Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, called all citizens to use the e-payment method for their transactions to help curb the spread of coronavirus across the country. Speaking to his fellows on March 14, the President announced that the country has recorded two new cases.

Kenyatta asked telecom operators and banks to cut tariffs on e-payment operations to attract more users. Complying with this government request, the telecom market leader Safaricom announced that from 17 March 2020, for 90 days, person-to-person (P2P) transactions under KSh1,000 ($9.63) will be free of charge. With this measure, the operator aims to help the low-income class.