1. Posted on Monday 11 January 2010 - 10:14

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   Peris

   

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   Peris Wairimu, VoicesofAfrica alumna, Meru, Kenya

   Access to mobile phone in rural Kenya was recently made cheaper and more attractive for the low-income peasants. Safaricom Company has introduced solar-powered mobile phones that not only cost little money but also put an end to long journeys and waiting time for electrical charging.

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   An average electricity-powered phone costs around Ksh 2,500 but the newly introduced, solar-powered ones cost only around Ksh 2,000. Moreover, instead of paying Ksh20 every two or three days to charge the battery, the owner of the solar phone will make no extra expenses on the phone. Also, they are reachable in the night, as they no longer have to switch their phones off to spare energy.
   
   Safaricom introduced these phones barely two years after the introduction of the mobile banking system known as Mpesa. This made money transactions even easier and instant, as they take place outside the traditional, bureaucratic banking system.
   
   
   This video is part of the Voices of Africa project. The mobile reports in this project are made by reporters under training and reflect their respective progress.

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1. Posted on Monday 25 January 2010 22:01

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   MrWashington

   

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   helo my name is sandra can i ask you a question?????????? well umm do you like being in the phone??????????? oh and by the way i like youre story

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2. Posted on Thursday 28 January 2010 13:20

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3. Posted on Monday 01 March 2010 21:30

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   Daniela Galindo:: I really like the news posted!!!!!!!!!!!!

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4. Posted on Tuesday 02 March 2010 19:33

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   chaynel: this article is so cool and i would love to have a solar powered phone. that would also save the enviremnt

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5. Posted on Saturday 06 March 2010 16:08

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   aynnichelle

   

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   wow since there is so much sun in africa that would be very productive

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