President William Ruto has announced a plan to install 25,000 public Wi-Fi hotspots across the country by 2027.
Speaking during the Second Edition of the Kenya-EU Business Forum on Monday, May 12, Ruto said the move is part of a broader initiative to transform Kenya into a leading digital economy.
"As we celebrate the digitization of trade, my administration is implementing bold and transformative measures to build a robust digital economy.
"For example, we are rolling out an ambitious last mile fiber connectivity program aiming to install 100,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable and 25,000 public Wi-Fi hotspots by 2027, ensuring no part of Kenya is left behind in the digital revolution,” he said.
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This new promise comes months after Ruto said the government's plan is to do away with all slums in Kenya within the next 15 years.
Speaking during the President's Award ceremony on Thursday, October 17, he noted the plan is in a bid to change the lives of slum dwellers.
"In Kibra today, we are in the process of completing the first 4,000 housing units. I want to tell the people who live in Kibra and other informal settlements, in the next 15 years, we will have gotten rid of all the slums in Kenya," he stated.
Ruto also noted that the government is in the process of building 15,000 housing units in Mukuru Kwa Njenga, which he says will change the slums.
"We are going to transform Mukuru Kwa Njenga from a slum to an estate and to give those people decent livelihoods the same way all of us have decent livelihoods," he added.
A year earlier, Ruto had announced his vision for Kibera, stating that in ten years, it will transform from a slum into a modern estate.
Speaking during a church service on October 1, 2023, he emphasized that the government's Affordable Housing Project is aimed at providing decent homes and creating jobs for the youth.
"The housing project only has two aims, It's not just to build more houses but to create more employment opportunities.
“That is why we really pushed on the housing fund. People complained about it but they will later come to realize that it is a very good thing," he remarked.
