NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 15 – The government has spent Sh34.4 billion to roll out fiber-optic infrastructure across the country, according to a filing presented before the National Assembly.
The expenditure includes Sh4.3 billion for the National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI) I, Sh7 billion for NOFBI II, and Sh11 billion for the NOFBI II Expansion.
Others are Sh4.6 billion for the Last Mile County Connectivity Project (LMCCP), Sh5 billion from the Universal Service Fund (USF) supporting the Digital Superhighway, and Sh2.5 billion for the Eastern Africa Regional Transport, Trade and Development Facilitation Project.
Rolled out in the 2000s, NOFBI is a government-owned network aimed at enhancing digital connectivity, expanding e-government services, and bridging the digital divide. The first and second phases of NOFBI currently cover approximately 13,000 kilometers nationwide.
The ICT Authority projects revenue of Sh725.8 million from 13 percent commercialization of the fibre network in the 2025/26 financial year.
“This is projected to grow to Sh1.126 billion in FY 2026/27, Sh1.725 billion in FY 2027/28, and Sh2.298 billion in FY 2028/29, assuming commercialization of 40 percent of the infrastructure,” the ICT Authority told the National Assembly’s Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation.
“We expect to achieve maximum utilization (100%) of the network in FY 2029/2030,” the agency added.
