Kenya to set up unit to protect critical infrastructure

Workers from Masaba Services, a telecommunications services provider, unroll a fibre optic duct in Nyeri town. State wants such infrastructure protected. [PHOTO: DENNIS MBAE/STANDARD]

NAIROBI: The Government will set up a powerful entity to protect critical infrastructure against threats such as terrorism, espionage and sabotage.

In a move aimed at dealing with increasing threats to critical infrastructure such as power lines, fibre optic, roads and data centres, the Government has proposed hefty fines and jail terms for up to 10 years for people caught sabotaging infrastructure that is critical to national security.