Ruto's plan to connect homes, towns to internet

The connectivity will be made possible by adding 100,000 kilometres of fibre optic network. [iStockphoto]

President William Ruto has said the government will maximise the country's potential in the digital economy which will include connecting schools, shopping centres and homes to the internet in a digital superhighway plan.

The President, while speaking during the launch of digital economy programmes by Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) at Kabete Technical Institute, Kikuyu said he has an elaborate plan in place to connect all the 27,000 schools and 8.5 million homes already connected to power to the internet.