A recent survey by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics has revealed that there has been am eight percent increase in phone ownership in Kenya from 86 percent in 2014 to 94 percent in 2022.
This has shed light on the rising need of owning the gadget which is used for different purposes such as communication, conducting businesses and cash transactions.
The survey disclosed that most Kenyans would rather have a phone than a bed. Phones are the most common items found in households at 94 percent followed by beds at 93 percent.
In comparison to other electronic devices, the gap between phone ownership in urban and rural areas is relatively low. Approximately 97 percent of the urban population own mobile phones while 91 percent of the rural population own the device.
According to the International Data Cooperation’s 2022 fourth quarter report, Samsung tops Kenya’s smartphone market with 31.7- unit share. Second on the list is Tecno at 18,8 percent while Infinix comes in third at 9.2 percent.
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The survey also found that 11 percent of the entire population are in possession of a computer with 21 percent being urban residents and 4 percent being rural residents.
According to the household wealth index, 71% of rural families and 33% of urban households respectively possess agricultural land. In contrast to urban homes, where 41% of families own farm animals, 78% of rural households do.
“Wealth index is a composite measure of household’s cumulative living standard. In this report the wealth index is used as a background characteristic to compare the influence of various population, health and nutrition indicators,” stated the KNBS data.
“More than half (54 per cent) of the population in urban areas falls in the highest wealth quantile, as compared to 3 per cent in rural households.”
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In Nairobi City County, 71% of the population is in the highest wealth quantile, compared to 75% of the people in Turkana County who fall inside the lowest wealth quantile. The lowest percentage of the population (2% in Mandera, Marsabit, and Bomet counties) is found in the highest wealth quantile.
