Kenya has expanded its national fibre optic network to 13,590 kilometres in 2025, up from 8,900 kilometres in 2022, marking a significant stride in the country's digital infrastructure rollout. The purpose is to raise fibre optic coverage of the country from 62% to 90% by the end of the next financial year. Speaking while presenting the 2025/2026 budget estimates in Parliament on Thursday, National Treasury CS. The National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure, better known as NOFBI, was conceived in the 2000s to connect government offices, improve digital services, and extend broadband coverage to remote parts of the country. The network's first two phases have already rolled out about 13,000 kilometres. Kenya's digital transformation continues to gain momentum, with the latest Sector Statistics Report by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) revealing a remarkable increase in the uptake of mobile, broadband, and digital services in the 2024/2025 financial year. According to the report. NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 15 – The government has spent Sh34.
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