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Surprising contribution of motorcycles to economy

The motorcycle is an innovation similar to M-Pesa, the service that rode on mobile phone technology to deliver a revolution in Kenya and beyond.

Never mind that M-Pesa’s success to a great extent depended on our socio-economic set up — we love helping each other, and Safaricom simply helped us do so easier. We send money to our parents, neighbours and friends for upkeep or during funerals, weddings, etc.

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