ICT Authority CEO Katherine Getao and Turkana Governor Josphat Nanok commission the Eldoret-Nakodok fibre-optic cable and launch the 630km high-speed fibre optic cable at Nadapal. [Courtesy]The State has launched the construction of the 630-kilometre high-speed fibre optic cable that will ease communication in remote areas as well as open up the northern frontier region. The Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology, through the ICT Authority, which launched the project last week, also commissioned the rehabilitated Eldoret to Nakodok fibre optic cable. ICT Authority Chief Executive Katherine Getao said the agency has completed the rehabilitation of fibre optic cable from Eldoret town and extended a wireless solution to Nadapal border post. World Bank representative James Theuri said the rehabilitation of the fibre optic was complete and that ICT services had been restored in the four counties.

Source: Standard Digital October 26, 2020 06:22 UTC