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Factory sells 360,000 locally made smartphones in year 1

To date, M-Kopa has produced around 1.5 million units locally, most of which have been sold on a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) hire-purchase basis. 

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By  Kabui Mwangi

Correspondent

Nation Media Group

Kenya’s first local mobile phone assembly has sold 360,000 devices during its first full year of operations, a new disclosure shows.

Athi-River-based plant East Africa Device Assembly Kenya (EADAK) is run by a Safaricom-led joint-venture consortium comprising Jamii Telecom as well as Chinese phone manufacturer Lel, and the Industrial Technology Training Company Limited.

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