Nairobi — Telecoms operator Safaricom on Tuesday unveiled a new tariff promotion that will see its subscribers call from as low as Sh2 per minute.

Under the new scheme called Masaa Tariff, custo mers will be able to make calls within the network at between Sh2 and Sh4, depending on the value of their last top-up.

Calls to other operators will cost between Sh3 and Sh5.

Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph said Masaa Tariff was a way of thanking the firm's subscribers for their loyalty.

Subscribers who buy airtime worth Sh100, Sh250, Sh500 or Sh1,000 will be able to make on-net calls at Sh2 a minute, while the off-net rate for these airtime values will be Sh3.

On the other hand, airtime worth Sh5 or Sh10 will attract a discounted flat rate of Sh5 both for calls terminating within and outside the Safaricom network.

Subscribers who buy airtime worth Sh50 will now pay Sh3 a minute for both on and off-net calls while for the Sh20 denomination, the on-net rate is Sh4, while calls outside the network will cost Sh5 per minute.