Kenya, UN telecom agency launch broadband mapping exercise to bridge digital divide


NAIROBI, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Kenya and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations specialized agency, on Monday launched a broadband mapping exercise aimed at bridging the digital divide and expanding universal access to high-speed internet across the country.

Stephen Isaboke, principal secretary for broadcasting and telecommunications in the Ministry of Information, Communications, and The Digital Economy, told journalists in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that the East African country has about 46 million mobile and fixed broadband subscribers.

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