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New online services tax threatens to kill nascent digital economy

The digital economy in Kenya is at the budding stage. The fact that Kenyans today depend on Apps to hail taxis, buy food, pay for transport, groceries and much more is testimony to the high levels of technology adoption, which has seen the sector grow fast in a short span of time.

As a result of this high affinity to technology coupled with a youthful, highly innovative and tech-savvy population, the digital economy has revolutionised the socio-economic landscape.

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