The tablets were being sold as cheap as $35 per piece, but government spokesperson Cyrus Oguna says the state was in the dark about the crime
Irate Kenyans have taken to social media to vent their anger over reports that government tablets meant for grade one pupils have been spotted on sale in Uganda’s black market.
On a Facebook page named ‘Uganda 2’ where Ugandans buy and sell electronics and automobiles, a user who identifies himself as Emmanuel Watile and based in Kampala placed a price of $79 for each tablet which he says has a “64GB storage running on Windows 10” and compatible with “all laptop plugins.” “Quick cash needed…”
Watile, who describes himself on Facebook as a salesman at BF Suma Africa and Radissons Beauty Products, went ahead and deleted the post in the page after a day but that did not stop Kenyans from questioning him about the source of his supplies.
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