ICT sector jumps 13pc on mobile money, Internet

A safaricom subscriber uses MPESA money transfer platform in Nairobi. (Courtesy)

Kenya’s ICT sector expanded by 12.9 per cent over the past year boosted by increased uptake of mobile banking and Internet.

Data from the 2019 edition of the Economic Survey indicates the economy and consumers continue to reap benefits of billions in digital infrastructure investments that service providers have made across the country.