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The Education minister had said those who wished to know their KCPE results could send a text message to 2228 but according to parents, the process returned nil results. Photo/FILE

The Education minister had said those who wished to know their KCPE results could send a text message to 2228 but according to parents, the process returned nil results. Photo/FILE 

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Posted  Friday, May 29  2009 at  00:00

Among these, 78 per cent of the total revenue will be generated by the mobile sector.

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In Kenya, revenue from data forms less than five per cent for the two leading mobile operators, however, both have intensified their investment in the area.
Internet penetration is expected to increase due to the fact that majority of subscribers can now access it through their mobile phones.

To enable more people own handsets, two handset manufactures Nokia and LG are lobbying the government to zero rate taxes on handsets as is the case with computers.

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