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Data more expensive in Kenya than TZ, Uganda

Only 13 million users are active online, majority of whom use the web to access social networking sites such as Facebook and WhatsApp. [Courtesy]

Most Kenyans are still not active online despite the country’s high mobile internet penetration, a new study shows.

The study by Jumia Kenya found that only a third of the 45 million on the cyberspace are active due to what the company said was the high cost of data in the country.

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