Kenya turns power transformers to internet hotspots

New home-made Kenya smartphones transforming people’s lives.

The government says it accomplished this by building digital hubs across the country to provide training to young people.

The project by the Chinese-headquartered global technology company was announced during the recently finished Connected Africa Summit.

The government says it has revised the traditional practice of laying cables on the ground in favour of using existing infrastructure from the Kenya Power and Lighting Company to connect citizens.

More than 40 Jitume Hubs have been opened, with the most recent two being in the east-central district of Tindiret.

The authorities want Member States to consider introducing a globally harmonised emergency number to supplement current domestic emergency numbers.

The government said the influx of counterfeit substandard and non-type approved devices in the country presents a huge problem to the society.

Vandalism to fibre cables has been one of the primary reasons of frequent Internet and telephony disruptions in some locations around the country.

As a consequence of the attacks, Kenya’s e-citizen platform and a host of other public and private sector online services have been experiencing intermittent interruptions.

The smartphone project will enable ease access to affordable smartphones, enhancing Kenya’s digital inclusion drive.

System will ensure the localisation of the domain name system and improve latency, reduce risk of DDoS attacks says organisation.