Kenya's mobile phone uptake falls for first time

East African countries have achieved 100 percent mobile penetration at 199.7 million subscribers.

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The number of mobile phones in Kenya fell by 397,429 in the first three months to March 2023, the first decline since the launch of the industry trends report by the Communications Authority (CA) last year.

As at March 2023, the number of mobile devices stood at 62.9 million, a 0.63 percent drop compared to the preceding quarter (September to December 2022), with smartphones recording the steepest decline and accounting for 64 percent of the total.

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