Nairobi, March 28 -- MPost -a service that turns mobile phones into formal postal addresses- has increased annual subscription charges by 33 percent effective immediately in response to high operating costs.

The new charges for the service that was launched in Kenya in partnership with the Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) in 2016 take effect immediately and will see subscribers pay an annual fee of Sh400 from Sh300.

Taz Technologies, the company that owns the MPost innovation said an increase in annual subscription charges is mainly attributed to the high cost of doing business in Kenya.

"The annual subscription fee for MPost customers has increased from Sh300 to Sh400 and it takes effect immediately," said Taz Technologies founder an...