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Seven in 10 Kenyans ‘addicted’ to mobile phones, study says

A mobile phone is the first thing an average Kenyan interacts with when they wake up and the last one before they go to sleep, according to a new survey.

The 2016 Mobile Consumer Survey by audit firm Deloitte found that seven in 10 Kenyans use their mobile phones within five minutes of waking up while half of them (53 per cent) right before they sleep, as the gadgets continue to play a significant role in people’s lives.

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