Kenya considering VoIP to ease govt communication

The Committee on delegated legislation during the session at the Bunge Tower Nairobi on Thursday, July 3, 2025. 

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The Kenya government plans to deploy an internal communication platform, JamboTel, to ease information flow among its agencies and departments and reduce costs, potentially blocking an important revenue stream for telecommunications firms in the country.

The National Treasury has disclosed that the rollout will happen once the State completes laying its backbone fibre optic cable, which is expected to link every public institution and office to the internet.