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DP Ruto: Government concerned about high cost of data, calls on operators to bring it down

Deputy President William Ruto. PHOTO: FILE

NAIROBI: Deputy President William Ruto on Friday said the government is much concerned with the high cost of data in the country, even as he expressed state’s commitment in creating an inclusive data ecosystem for sustainable development.

Mr Ruto said that while the cost of mobile handset had dramatically gone down, that of data had increased, making access to information expensive.

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