Kenya Invests in Inclusive Digital Transformation to Boost Connectivity, Health, and Economy

At the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS+20) High-Level Meeting in New York, Kenya reaffirmed that affordable, secure connectivity and responsible use of artificial intelligence are central to transforming lives through education, health care, and economic opportunity. The government highlighted concrete investments, including about 30.97 million United States dollars in mobile broadband expansion and 38.72 million United States dollars in national fibre, laying over 8,000 kilometres of backbone network to connect remote communities. Through the Universal Service Fund, Kenya is rolling out 1,450 digital hubs at the lowest administrative units, linking public offices to broadband and enabling digital services in education, justice, and agriculture. Kenya also underscored artificial intelligence capacity building, digital public infrastructure, and cybersecurity as priorities, while promoting digital skills and gender inclusion to ensure women and youth benefit from the digital economy.

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