23 August 2019

The Kenyan Information and Communication Technology (ACT) Authority said it will carry out a registration of all the fibre optic infrastructure in the country to enhance management. 

In a published notice, it advised all owners of fibre cables to declare their location and details of their network.

The register will help mitigate losses that both the government and private investors incur during implementation of road and fibre infrastructure caused by cuts or road destruction.

Kenya had some 200,000 fibre optic subscribers at the end of March 2019, up from 175,824 in December 2018, according to the Communication Authority of Kenya. 

Kenya is currently building a countrywide fibre infrastructure called the National Optic Fibre Backbone, in partnership with the Chinese government, aimed at connecting all 47 devolved units in the country.