Chinese firm in Kenya-made smartphones project revealed

Chinese mobile devices dealer Shenzhen TeleOne Technology is partnering with telecoms operators Safaricom and Jamii Telecommunications in a project to set up a manufacturing plant for low-cost smartphones in Kenya.

Safaricom’s Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Stephen Kiptiness told the Business Daily that the three-member consortium is at an advanced stage of setting up the assembly plant, which is key to implementing President William Ruto’s plan to produce Africa’s cheapest smartphones locally.