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Kagondu Njagi for Reuters Sitting on a low bench at her shop in a Nairobi slum, Grace Wangari sifted through a handful of grains that a waiting customer had just ordered. As she poured them into a shopping bag, the customer scrolled through her phone to pay for the purchase. People wear face masks while queueing during a mass testing for Covid-19. File photo. Photo: AFP Normally, Wangari would have been paid in shilling notes, Kenya's hard currency, but in some ways she preferred the digital payment that was instantly transferred to her phone. "I am happy with this transaction because there...
By Kagondu Njagi, Thomson Reuters Foundation 6 Min Read NAIROBI, Jan 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sitting on a low bench at her shop in a Nairobi slum, Grace Wangari sifted through a handful of grains that a waiting customer had just ordered. As she poured them into a shopping bag, the customer scrolled through her phone to pay for the purchase. Normally, Wangari would have been paid in shilling notes, Kenya’s hard currency, but in some ways she preferred the digital payment that was instantly transferred to her phone. “I am happy with this transaction because there is no risk of los...