Jamii Bora Bank Chief Commercial Officer Mr. Timothy Kabiru (Left), StarTimes Media Spokesperson Steven Ambitho (Centre) and Rapid Communications C.E.O Mr. Anwar Majid Hussein.
Jamii Bora Bank and Pay Television Company StarTimes Media have signed a Memorandum of Understanding enabling Kenyans to acquire StarTimes set top boxes through a six or nine monthly installment plan. The soft loan facility will be extended to both Jamii Bora Bank existing account holders and non-account holders through a mobile application powered by Rapid Communications Limited.
Through this partnership, Kenyans can now acquire a StarTimes Free To Air set top box from as low as Ksh. 644 for a 9 month installment or Kshs. 932 for a 6 month option. Customers who will prefer to acquire the StarTimes Pay Television decoder will enjoy flexible payment options from Kshs. 387 and 559 in 9 and 6 monthly installments respectively.
“We are delighted by this partnership which we believe will be instrumental in assisting Kenyans acquire StarTimes set top boxes at ease. These monthly repayments are all inclusive thereby making our offering not only attractive, but also affordable to existing and non-existing account holders,†said Jamii Bora Bank Chief Commercial Officer Mr. Timothy Kabiru.
Interested customers will access the service through a platform provided by Rapid Communications Limited by dialing *858#, select ‘Loan Request’ and register individual details, a confirmation message will then be sent for one to visit any StarTimes Customer Service Centre to claim the set top box. On application and approval, non-existing account holders will open a current account through which they will be required to pass the funds for repayment of the loan.
The set top boxes will come enabled with one month free access to the Unique Bouquet that usually retails at Ksh 1,499 per month giving the customers access to over 76+ premium digital television channels.
Applicants will receive a response within 48 hours where upon approval confirmation, will receive a code to submit to StarTimes Customer Care offices along with a KRA Pin certificate, National ID and passport photograph.