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CA seeks to foster innovation through regulatory sandbox

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Communications Authority of Kenya Director General David Mugonyi speaks at the launch of the fifth strategic plan (2023-2027). [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has set up a regulatory sandbox to assist ICT start-ups test their new ideas in a controlled environment before rolling them out to the market.

CA explained it is establishing an environment where innovators have a free hand to test their products. The regulator would also be able to see what such an innovation can do at its best but also the consequences of failure of the product in a controlled environment.

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