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Youtube to pay popular content creators Sh1 million

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Content creators in Kenya will receive up to Sh1.1 million monthly payment for short YouTube videos.

The video-sharing platform has launched a new venture locally, YouTube Shorts, aimed at competing with the popular short clip sharing app TikTok.

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