How rising phone prices are fueling a device financing boom in Kenya

A man shops for a mobile phone on display in one of the shops along Kimathi street in Nairobi.

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An increase in smartphone prices in Kenya has pushed many users to tap loans, fuelling a device financing boom as handsets slip out of reach amid shrinking disposable incomes and rising economic pressures.

Kenya has witnessed one of the steepest jumps in smartphone prices on the continent, driven by a mix of local and international economic factors that have left many unable to afford even entry-level devices.

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