Kenya's principal secretary of state for ICT and the digital economy, John Kipchumba Tanui.

Kenya is embarking on an ambitious project to increase connectivity within Africa, specifically connecting countries between the Atlantic and Indian oceans.

According to a senior government official, talks between the government, the World Bank, and neighbouring countries are underway to complete this enormous technology initiative.

The project's epicentre would be the coastal Kenyan town of Mombasa, which is connected to multiple undersea cables.

"We are looking into international connectivity," said John Tanui, principal secretary for ICT and the Digital Economy.

He spoke at the ongoing fifth Nation Digital Summit, which concludes this weekend in Diani, Kwale County's seaside region.

Tanui presided over the event, which began on Thursday and was themed "Shaping Africa's Future for Sustainable Prosperity."

"We are in discussions with the World Bank and colleagues in South Sudan to move it (connectivity) to Juba, and later probably through the Central African Republic, all the way to Cameroon and the other (Atlantic) ocean.

“We have seen seven submarine cables connected at the port of Mombasa, positioning Kenya as a well-connected destination.