While Zuku charges less than Ksh 800 per month to watch over 60 channels,Bamba TV is absolutely free and Star Times is even more free, but DSTV charges a minimum of Ksh 1,000 to view less than 4 channels. The packages for DSTV are not friendly for people who donโt love watching English Premier League but there are more than 5,000 families in Kenya who donโt feel the pinch of paying for the high subscription.
If you intend to buy a DSTV decoder,here are the packages and subscription fees.
| DSTV Kenya new and old price comparison | |||
| Packages | New Price | Old Price | Difference |
| Ksh. | Kshs. | Ksh. | |
| Premium | 8,180 | 9,400 | -1,220 |
| Compact Plus | 5,425 | 6,400 | -975 |
| Compact | 3,550 | 3,750 | -200 |
| Family | 1,900 | 2,150 | -250 |
| Access | 1,050 | 1,050 | 0 |
The new channels that have been added are:
- Premium
- Vuzu Amp HD,
โข MNET Edge West HD
โข MNET East HD
โข MNET Action + HD
โข M-Net Movies Blockparty pop-up channel (DStv 109)
โข M-Net Movies Harry Porter pop-up channel
- Compact Plus
- Vuzu AMP
โข Lifetime
โข Discovery Channel
โข Crime & Investigation
โข History Channel
โข Africa Magic Showcase
โข SuperSport 6
โข SuperSport 4
โข ROK
โข Eva Plus
โข B4U Movies
- Compact
- ITV Choice
โข TCM
โข SuperSport 4
โข ROK
โข Eva Plus
โข B4U Movies
- Family
- Eva
โข Eva Plus
โข B4U Movies
โข SS4
โข Fox
- Access
- B4U Movies
โข SS4
The best people to buy DSTV include, hotel and bar owners, individuls who wish to entertain their customers with Barclays Premier League matches and people who are ready to pay at least Ksh1,000 monthly subscription fees.
If your pocket is not deep enough, you can decide to buy free to air set boxes like Bamba TV and Startimes.You can also purchase GoTV and ZUKU, which will subject you to monthly subscription.
For excellent signal, Zuku, DSTV, Startimes and GoTV are the best.
