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Bold projects, built for every county

From fibre in the ground to certificates in the cloud — here is what the ICT Authority is building right now, and why it matters.

Kenya digital infrastructure

Next-generation projects

Bold investments in connectivity, digital economy, education and trust infrastructure — delivered across all 47 counties.

Digital economy and fintech
Active — scaling World Bank · KDEAP

Kenya Digital Economy Acceleration

Empowering micro-enterprises, driving a digital skills revolution, and building inclusive fintech ecosystems for grassroots prosperity.

Key features
  • Nationwide digital upskilling hubs
  • M-Pesa integrated payment rails
  • AI-powered SME advisory platform
Accelerating the digital leap Related tenders
Regional connectivity gateway
Operational — gateway East Africa · HOAGDP

Horn of Africa Gateway

High-capacity regional digital corridor linking Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia — fostering unified data exchange and trade digitisation.

Key features
  • Regional IXP & fibre backbone
  • Joint cyber defence centre
  • 5G-ready cross-border nodes
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National fibre optic backbone
Rolling out — 78% National · NOFBI

Digital Super Highway

National fibre-optic backbone connecting all 47 counties with future-ready infrastructure to unlock universal broadband access.

Key features
  • 100 Gbps+ scalable core network
  • 6,000+ km fibre optic trenching
  • Edge data centres in rural clusters
Connecting every county Related tenders
Schools connectivity programme
Live — 2,300+ schools Education · UNICEF/ITU

GIGA Project

Connecting every Kenyan school to the internet — empowering learners with cloud labs, digital libraries and global collaboration tools.

Key features
  • Satellite + fibre hybrid connectivity
  • 1:1 device provisioning
  • Digital teacher training academies
Bridging the divide in education DigiSchool programme
Public key infrastructure security
Operational Security · PKI

Public Key Infrastructure

Securing government digital transactions and citizen data with national certificate authority services and encryption standards.

Key features
  • National root certificate authority
  • Digital signature verification
  • Secure e-transaction infrastructure
Trust for Kenya's digital services ICT standards
Government data centre
Active — phase 3 Government · GCCN

Government Common Core Network

A dedicated, secure wide-area network linking ministries, counties and agencies for resilient, low-latency government communication.

Key features
  • Isolated government-only backbone
  • Tier-III national data centre hosting
  • Disaster recovery & failover sites
The backbone behind e-Government e-Government services
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Other project areas we run

Long-running infrastructure, government-services and capacity programmes the Authority delivers on behalf of the Government of Kenya.

NOFBI
National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure
Three-phase national fibre programme: 8,900+ km of terrestrial cable connecting all 47 counties and reaching sub-county level.
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GUC
Government Unified Communication
Free calls, video, instant messaging and a shared directory linking 11,000+ government users across all 47 county offices.
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GDC + KDC
Government Data Centres
Tier-2 Government Data Centre and the Konza Data Centre — primary hosting and disaster-recovery sites for whole-of-government applications.
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EARTTDFP
East Africa Regional Transport Fibre
5-county fibre extension (Uasin Gishu, Kakamega, Trans Nzoia, West Pokot, Turkana) to the Nadapal/Nakodok border with South Sudan.
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DLP
Digital Literacy Programme
Over 1 million learner devices issued to 19,000+ public primary schools, plus 91,000 teachers trained in ICT.
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PDTP
Presidential Digital Talent Programme
Flagship internship: 1,300+ ICT and engineering graduates placed across government ministries through cohorts I to VI.
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Open Data
Kenya Open Data Initiative
A national portal that publishes public government datasets in re-usable formats for citizens, researchers and developers.
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NSDI
National Spatial Data Infrastructure
Trusted geospatial data infrastructure managed by ICTA, supporting government planning, e-commerce and the National Physical Addressing System.
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We work with development partners, county governments and the private sector to deliver national ICT infrastructure.

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