Rise of Internet censorship in Kenya and its effects on economic growth

The costliest episode of Internet interruption was in November last year when the sector regulator restricted the use of the messaging app Telegram.

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Kenya has recorded a surge in Internet censorship over the past two years, overtaking its neighbours Uganda and Tanzania in terms of hours of restriction and losses attributed to such shutdowns.

Last year, the economic output lost to Internet shutdowns in Kenya nearly tripled to Sh9.7 billion ($75 million) due to more hours of outages which impacted more people and slowed down economic activity.

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