Kenya lays fiber optic cable

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 . 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 . 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. At this moment the project is 50 per cent complete with a total of 1,300 kilometres of fibre optic connectivity already. The government is looking to partner with industry players on a major regional fibre optic infrastructure project that will connect northeastern Kenya with Somalia and Ethiopia. Through the ICT Authority, the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy has launched consultations. 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.