The Kenyan government plans to lay down 100,000 kilometres of national fibre optic cable to improve internet connectivity in the country. ICT Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo announced that the government will be responsible for 52,000 kilometres of the proposed fibre optic cable, while the private sector will handle the rest. Owalo said that meetings have been held to discuss and agree on who rolls out what component of the fibre and the responsibility centres, timelines and targets.
The infrastructure pillar of the country’s digital transformation agenda is behind the project, which was first announced by President William Ruto in 2013. The full rollout of the 100,000 kilometres is expected to take place over the five-year term of President Ruto, with an initial 5,000 kilometres to be laid down by June.
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Owalo also disclosed that the State is on track to onboard 100% of government services on the eCitizen portal by June. He revealed that the platform, which was formerly in the hands of the private sector, is now a fully-fledged government facility. The government took it over two months ago and as of now, it has achieved the threshold of 4,200 services aboard the system.
