Digital economy blueprint

5.6 COUNTRY EXPERIENCES ON 

INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

5.6.1 Broadband infrastructure

The  Kenya  National  Broadband  Strategy  defines 

broadband as “connectivity that delivers interactive, 

secure, quality and affordable services at a minimum 

speed of 2 Mbps to every user in Kenya”.

Kenya has made great strides in broadband coverage 

(both fixed and mobile), including investment of over 

200 million USD in National Optic Fiber Backbone 

Infrastructure (NOFBI) on the national backbone 

spanning over 9,000 KM and touching all 47 counties. 

There is a functioning Universal Service Fund (USF) 

and major investments from the private sector that 

have spurred the growth of broadband in the country. 

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This is essentially for both fixed and mobile.

As at 31

st

 December 2018, the total number of active 

data/ Internet subscriptions [1] stood at 45.7 million 

of which 47.9 percent were on broadband.