Sh3b fibre optic cable link set to open up northern Kenya

ICT Authority CEO Katherine Getao and Turkana Governor Josphat Nanok commission the Eldoret-Nakodok fibre-optic cable and launch the 630km high-speed fibre optic cable at Nadapal. [Courtesy]

The State has launched the construction of the 630-kilometre high-speed fibre optic cable that will ease communication in remote areas as well as open up the northern frontier region.

The Sh3 billion project is funded by the government and the World Bank. The linking of more areas to the fibre optic projects comes at a time there is mad rush to boost services in Turkana and surrounding areas owing to the discovery of oil among other resources.