China’s Huawei Technologies has changed its strategy in Kenya this month to showcase an affordable $100-200 range of smart phones. The hope is that the increased sales will boost its local market share, the company’s country manager said on Thursday. Huawei is ranked number three in the fast-growing local smart devices market, behind South Korea’s Samsung Electronics and Tecno, owned by Hong Kong’s Transsion Holdings. The annual average Kenyan wage is $1,200, official figures show, so most people cannot afford expensive smart phones. Huawei previously focused on the mid-range of smart phones, where it has a 30 per cent market share.

Source: The Star September 15, 2017 09:11 UTC