Fiber optic cable laying in Kenya
Speaking while presenting the 2025/2026 budget estimates in Parliament on Thursday, National Treasury CS John Mbadi announced that the government has laid an additional 4,690 kilometers of high-speed fiber optic cable—enhancing broadband access in previously underserved counties . 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. This new system, named the Daraja Fibre Optic Cable, will run 4,108 kilometers to connect Mombasa, Kenya, and Salalah.
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