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    The Wall Street Journal‏Verified account @WSJ 3 Jan 2015

    Nine out of 10 Kenyan households own a mobile phone, and 3 out of 4 use mobile money. http://on.wsj.com/1K6ObyZ pic.twitter.com/vAp08LI5em

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      1. Bharat Thakrar‏ @bharatthakrar 3 Jan 2015
        Replying to @WSJ

        “@WSJ: Nine out of 10 Kenyan households own a mobile phone, and 3 out of 4 use mobile money. http://on.wsj.com/1K6ObyZ  pic.twitter.com/OnJP604n14”

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      2. Sedat Yıldız‏ @umitguzelsey 3 Jan 2015
        Replying to @WSJ

        @WSJ @MariosKaratzias Sorry i am not a Kenyan. Please tell me what is mobile Money :)))

        4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Marios Karatzias‏ @MariosKaratzias 3 Jan 2015
        Replying to @umitguzelsey

        @umitguzelsey @WSJ Mobile money is doing money transactions using you mobile phone !

        1 reply 2 retweets 0 likes
      4. Sedat Yıldız‏ @umitguzelsey 3 Jan 2015
        Replying to @MariosKaratzias

        @MariosKaratzias @WSJ not convinced :))) i am not a kenyan ! :)))

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      5. Marios Karatzias‏ @MariosKaratzias 3 Jan 2015
        Replying to @umitguzelsey

        @umitguzelsey There is a necessity and basically a cash prepaid economy due to lack of infrastructure i.e banks, credit worthiness etc :))

        1 reply 2 retweets 1 like
      6. Sedat Yıldız‏ @umitguzelsey 3 Jan 2015
        Replying to @MariosKaratzias

        @MariosKaratzias I want to give you my special thanks for finding a real kenyan to solve the problem.I appreciate that.Thank you so much:)))

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      2. Emma Too™‏ @Emma999Too 3 Jan 2015
        Replying to @WSJ

        “@WSJ: Nine out of 10 Kenyan households own a mobile phone, and 3 out of 4 use mobile money. http://on.wsj.com/1K6ObyZ ” #Kenya #MobileMoney

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      1. Mechneer™‏ @Sir_ChrisMak 3 Jan 2015
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        So many US guys don't know what mobile money transfer is... #Interesting @WSJ

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      2. Cathy O'Dowd‏ @CathyODowd 3 Jan 2015
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        Most useful 'aid' ever to reach #Africa @WSJ: 9 of 10 Kenyan households own a mobile phone, 3 of 4 use mobile money.http://on.wsj.com/1K6ObyZ 

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      3. Japheth Odonya‏ @odonya 3 Jan 2015
        Replying to @CathyODowd

        @CathyODowd @WSJ you cant call it aid, we created the platform here. And we buy the phones, thats business not aid at all

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      4. Cathy O'Dowd‏ @CathyODowd 3 Jan 2015
        Replying to @odonya

        @odonya @WSJ That's my point. The business of selling phones & creating the networks has done more to uplift Africa than all the aid money.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ amelia‏ @saxnfoos 4 Jan 2015
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        TIL RT: @WSJ: Nine out of 10 Kenyan households own a mobile phone, and 3 out of 4 use mobile money. http://on.wsj.com/1K6ObyZ 

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      1. WILLIS OTIENO‏ @otienowillis94 4 Jan 2015
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        @WSJ @carolinespencer that is good

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      1. Julius Luhaz Livondo‏ @juliusluhaz 4 Jan 2015
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        @WSJ @Chocol8Flavour 99 out off 100

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      1. Pius Ketter‏ @KetterP 3 Jan 2015
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        @WSJ It's high time Western businesses took Kenya seriously. Not the looking down upon just coz it's an African country!!

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      1. Diane Woodard‏ @DianeWoodard17 3 Jan 2015
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        @WSJ supplied by our president to his school mates!

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      1. Judy PMLi‏ @JdlMuli 3 Jan 2015
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        “@WSJ: mobile phone revolution in Kenya. @WSJ: you have no idea how beautiful Mobile Money is. Use it, taste it & see that it is good.

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      1. Judy PMLi‏ @JdlMuli 3 Jan 2015
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        “@WSJ: So true, my MPESA payments for goods&wages made easy, tracking expenditures, dispute resolutions, accounting challenges solved.

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