According to President William Ruto, consumers could purchase inexpensive smartphones built in Kenya by the end of August.

The president declared that the state is on track to ensure this is accomplished within the next month while speaking on Friday at the opening of the digitized government services.

According to Ruto, the devices will sell for around Sh5,400.

According to the head of state, all digitized government services will be accessible via cell phones.

"We are on track with our carriers to ensure that by August, working with the government of Kenya and our telcos, we will have smartphones affordable at $40, equivalent to Sh5,400. According to Ruto, you can now own a smartphone with access to all government services.

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In November last year, Ruto predicted that Kenya would create Africa's most affordable cell phones.

Ruto stated that the government was in discussions to ensure that this happened while speaking at the annual general meeting of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The gadget is the "real last mile in technology," we are already collaborating with our telecommunications industry to create smartphones that will cost less than Sh5,000, he claimed.

"A smartphone that can do everything you want."

In their conversations with the telcos, Ruto claimed they were also looking into the potential of selling the smartphones at a discount.


"Today, the least expensive smartphone costs about Sh10,000." We want to see if we can go to $30 or $40, and I want to assure the nation that over the next 8 to 12 months, Kenya will produce the most affordable smartphone in Africa.

Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa added that the smartphones would be 4G enabled and available in cash and on credit through Lipa mdogo mdogo.