The Authority is financing the laying of 2,500 kilometres of fibre across nineteen counties at a cost of Sh5 billion to enhance Internet access for Kenyans in the rural areas. William Kabogo Gitau in the company of Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Hon. James Opiyo Wandayi met senior officials from Kenya Power, the Communications Authority, and ICT. Kenya's fibre optic expansion is the most important project in Kenya's ambitious Digital Superhighway plan. The purpose is to raise fibre optic coverage of the country from 62% to 90% by the end of the next financial year. The project will gobble up Sh5 billion and target folks living in. NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – KENYA has passed the halfway mark of its ambitious project to lay 100 000 kilometres of optic fibre countrywide.
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