Kenyans purchase 4 million smartphones in three months

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Many young Kenyans have acquired high-end smartphones by paying for them in instalments. 

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Kenyans almost doubled their smartphones purchases in the three months to December, acquiring 4.1 million smart devices compared with 2.2 million bought in the preceding quarter, as demand for access to digital services escalates.

A Business Daily analysis of data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) shows that the growth rate is the highest within a three-month period since the agency started publishing the records.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.