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Government targets 90 per cent coverage in Sh10 billion fibre expansion drive
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 29, 2025

The government is aiming to raise Kenya’s fibre optic coverage from the current 62 per cent to 90 per cent by the next financial year.

Crackdown on illegal ISPs: CA uncovers 132 unlicensed internet providers across Kenya
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 17, 2025

With illegal operations spreading across multiple regions, the CA is intensifying efforts to secure the internet market and ensure that users are serv...

Kenya expands digital network with 13,590km fibre and 1,563 Wi-Fi hotspots
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 27, 2025

So far, 400,000 Kenyans are actively using public Wi-Fi services, with an estimated two million people relying on the expanded digital infrastructure.

City Hall cracks down on unauthorised fibre optic cables after feud with Kenya Power
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 25, 2025

The crackdown, which started Tuesday morning, aims to disconnect internet cables installed without the county's approval.

Ruto unveils fibre optic network to connect 74,000 public institutions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 12, 2024

The project also includes the creation of 25,000 public Wi-Fi hotspots.

Google announces first-ever fibre optic route connecting Kenya to Australia
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 27, 2024

Known as the ‘Umoja cable route’, it will originate in Kenya and traverse to Uganda, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and S...

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