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Local e-shops eye more clients despite hurdles

Jumia Kenya Managing Director Sam Chappatte. Fewer enterprises and State agencies warm up to buying and selling products online. [Courtesy]

It is November 2, 2018 at 8.30 am. Its 30 minutes to go.

The only time Brenda, a stay-at-home mother of one, tears her gaze from the screen of her phone is when she shoots anxious glances on the wall clock. Its tick-tock is unusually loud today.

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