Kenya's ICT bodies to deploy fibre optic cable in remote counties
Workers lay a fibre optic cable in Nyeri County, Kenya. The country's communications and the ICT authorities are planning to roll out 100000 kilometres of last-mile fibre optic cable to 19 remote counties. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NMG
Business and Technology Reporter in Nairobi, Kenya
Nation Media Group
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) and the ICT Authority (ICTA) are planning to roll out 100,000 kilometres of last-mile fibre 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.
