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Poa! Internet launches unlimited home Internet service for Kenyan villagers

Poa! Internet in partnership with Liquid Telecom Kenya launched a new Internet model into the Kibera slums in November 2017. [Courtesy]

Community Internet service provider Poa! Internet on Thursday launched Kenya’s first village home Internet service, offering unlimited Wi-Fi into homes in a 48 sq km area around Ting’ang’a in Kiambu County.

The launch comes as the first of a wave of village connections that will eventually provide millions of rural Kenyans with a cheaper and unlimited alternative to 4G data bundles.

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