The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) and the ICT Authority (ICTA) are planning to roll out 100,000 kilometres of last-mile fiber optic cable in the country’s 19 remote counties to increase affordable access to broadband internet.
The project is expected to take three years and will cost the country Ksh5 billion ($37 million), which will be sourced from the Universal Service Fund, the state’s kitty which utilises CA licence fees and grants to support access to ICT services in the country.
According to a statement by CA, the project is primarily targeting underserved arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) in the northern, eastern and coastal regions of the country, where access to broadband is particularly low and poverty levels are relatively high.
CA Director-General Ezra Chiloba said the project is phenomenal and will greatly transform the country in years to come.
Source: https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/kenya-to-connect-remote-villages-to-internet-4204502