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The Ministry of Technology and Communication received KSh 16.3 billion for the 2024/2025 fiscal year, part of which funded major digital infrastructure projects. These included laying 100,000 kilometres of fibre optic cables, installing free Wi-Fi in 25,000 centres, and setting up 1,450 digital hubs nationwide. Majibu Kitsao explores the state of Kenya’s digital economy just days before the 2025/2026 budget is unveiled on June 12.
KENYA BOOSTS DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AHEAD OF 2025/26 BUDGET
- 5 Jun 2025 - The Kenyan Human Rights Commission (KHRC) and the Muslim for Human Rights (MUHURI) have increased calls to the various arms of government to act on the increase in teenage pregnancies in Lamu County.
- 5 Jun 2025 - The High Court has issued conservatory orders stopping the graft case involving Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya, who is accused of acquiring over Ksh.3.2 million in county funds.
- 5 Jun 2025 - The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has recovered a piece of public land worth over Ksh.400 million in Nairobi’s Loresho area.
- 5 Jun 2025 - Public primary and secondary schools are choking in debt, with the Ministry of Education admitting that schools could be grappling with debts of up to Ksh.64 billion accumulated over the years.
- 5 Jun 2025 - Two people have been sentenced to 14 years in prison, while another was fined Ksh.3 million or serve five years in default, in a 2013 wildlife crime case involving possession and dealing of 12 elephant tusks in Baringo.
- 5 Jun 2025 - Internal Security and National Administration Principal Secretary Dr. Raymond Omollo has officiated the launch of the Draft Public Benefit Organizations (PBO) Regulations in Nairobi, marking a critical step in implementing the Public Benefit…
- 5 Jun 2025 - A staggering 60 per cent of femicide cases in Kenya occur within the family unit — the very space presumed to offer safety and protection.
- 5 Jun 2025 - The African Union Commission has called on the United States government to take a consultative approach in its new travel ban policy, which targets 12 countries, including seven African nations.
- 5 Jun 2025 - The Nairobi City County Government has moved to court seeking orders to auction properties belonging to land rate defaulters, as its ongoing crackdown enters the third consecutive week.
- 5 Jun 2025 - The State Department for Housing and Urban Development, in collaboration with the National Treasury, is formulating a National Urban Development Fund aimed at financing cities and municipalities to support sustainable urbanization.