Savanna Fibre price in Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania compared: Who is getting the best deal?

When Savanna Fibre announced its Kenyan home internet packages earlier this year, many of us did a double-take.

100Mbps for KES 2,000 per month? A full 1Gbps connection for KES 10,000? In a market where consumers have grown accustomed to paying significantly more for less, the pricing almost looked too good to be true.

As someone who follows Kenya’s internet space closely and someone who spends an unhealthy amount of time comparing ISP packages, I immediately became curious about one thing: if Savanna has been operating in Uganda and Tanzania for years, are customers there enjoying the same bargain?

The answer, surprisingly, is no.

In fact, after comparing the company’s residential fibre packages across all three countries, it turns out Kenyan customers are currently getting the best value in the entire region.

Savanna Fibre price in Kenya

Let’s start with what Kenyan customers currently get.

At face value, these prices are already disruptive.

The 100Mbps package alone costs less than what many competitors charge for connections that are several times slower. Meanwhile, the 1Gbps package is among the most aggressively priced gigabit fibre plans available anywhere in East Africa.

Savanna Fibre price in Uganda

Ugandan customers have more package options, including a lower entry-level plan, but the value proposition is very different. Using an approximate exchange rate of 1 Kenyan Shilling ≈ 28 Ugandan Shillings, here’s how the packages compare.

Immediately, the differences become obvious. A Ugandan customer pays roughly KES 2,929 for 100Mbps, while a Kenyan customer pays just KES 2,000 for the same speed. The gap widens as speeds increase.

For a 1Gbps connection, Kenyan customers pay KES 10,000 while Ugandan customers pay nearly KES 18,000 equivalent. That’s almost double the price.

Savanna Fibre price in Tanzania

Tanzania uses a different naming convention for its residential plans, but the pattern remains the same. Using an approximate exchange rate of 1 Kenyan Shilling ≈ 19.5 Tanzanian Shillings, here’s how the plans compare.

Unlike in Kenya and Uganda, Savanna Fibre in Tanzania doesn’t prominently advertise speeds using the same animal-themed branding, but the packages still end up costing more than what Kenyans pay for comparable service tiers.

The regional comparison table

This is where things become really interesting.

Even before examining higher tiers, Kenya already wins. A Kenyan customer receives 100Mbps for less money than what customers in Uganda and Tanzania pay for their most affordable plans. Looking at the flagship packages paints an even clearer picture.

The Kenyan pricing structure is clearly the most aggressive in the region.

Why is Savanna Fibre in Kenya cheaper?

This is the obvious question. Savanna Fibre has not publicly explained why the price in Kenya is significantly lower than what it charges elsewhere. However, there are a few possible explanations.

1. Kenya’s fibre market is extremely competitive

Kenya already has multiple established providers competing for urban households. Safaricom, Zuku, Faiba, Airtel, Poa, and numerous smaller ISPs are all fighting for the same customers. To gain market share quickly, Savanna needed something dramatic.

Offering 100Mbps for KES 2,000 certainly achieved that, and many Kenyans are buying into it.

2. Market entry strategy

The company may simply be sacrificing margins in exchange for rapid customer acquisition. This isn’t unusual; after all, new entrants often use aggressive pricing to build a subscriber base before expanding coverage.

3. Scale ambitions

Kenya represents East Africa’s largest internet market. Winning customers here could have a bigger long-term payoff than maximizing revenue per user from day one.

Whatever the reason, Kenyan consumers are benefiting.

Is Savanna Fibre worth considering?

That’s still the million-shilling question. Coverage remains limited compared to established providers, although expansion is happening gradually across Nairobi and Kiambu. For many households, the service simply isn’t available yet. While I’ve yet to test Savanna Fibre because coverage remains unavailable in many areas, it is very high on my home internet bucket list. The pricing is impossible to ignore.

When a company offers 100Mbps for KES 2,000 and 1Gbps for KES 10,000 while charging considerably more for similar services in neighbouring countries, you naturally want to know what the catch is. Early customer feedback online has generally been positive, though experiences vary by location and network conditions. As with any ISP, the real test isn’t the advertised speed, but reliability during everyday use.

Overall, Savanna Fibre’s Kenyan launch isn’t just disrupting Safaricom, Zuku, Faiba and Airtel. It’s also creating an unusual situation where Kenyan customers are paying less than Savanna’s own subscribers in Uganda and Tanzania. A Kenyan household can get 100Mbps for KES 2,000. A Ugandan household pays nearly KES 3,000 equivalent for the same speed. And when you move into higher tiers such as 500Mbps and 1Gbps, the value gap becomes even larger.

For once, Kenya isn’t looking across the border wishing it had better internet deals. It’s our neighbours who might be looking at us and wondering how we managed to get the better bargain.