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One million broke Kenyans tap Safaricom's smartphone financing scheme

Safaricome subscribers queue out one of the company's shops in Kisumu in April last year seeking various services. [File, Standard]

Nearly a million Kenyans have tapped smartphones put on sale by Safaricom under its Sh20-a-day credit plan in the year to March this year.

The revelation by Safaricom underlines the preference of Kenyans struggling to make ends meet to acquire essential goods on credit.

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