National fibre-optic backbone more than doubled

A digital economy cannot run on a signal that stops at the county boundary. The National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure was expanded aggressively:

• Fibre installation grew 111% to 18,767km, on the way past 30,000km nationally.
• 1,490 public Wi-Fi hotspots established in markets, bus stages and public spaces.
• 274 digital hubs set up, most at ward level.
• 16,804 digital devices distributed to hubs and institutions.

A young person in Turkana or Kilifi with a laptop and a fibre connection can now bid for the same online job as one in Kilimani.