Smartphone exports to Kenya fall on protests, squeezed consumers

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

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New smartphone shipments to Kenya have significantly dropped for two consecutive quarters for the first time in over five years, due to a drop in disposable income that has forced many Kenyans to cut spending on non-essential items.

Data from technology market analysis firm Canalys, which tracks the shipments from source companies, reveals that in the two quarters to September, smartphone consignments to Kenya recorded a drop not seen in over five years.

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