DIGITAL SUPERHIGHWAY
BETA PILLAR 5
Achieving universal broadband coverage, digitising government services on eCitizen, empowering Kenya's creative economy and building a skilled digital workforce — connecting every Kenyan to opportunity through technology, from fibre infrastructure to Konza Technopolis.
300,000+ up from 99,071 in 2022
Digital jobs created through Jitume & Ajira in 2025
40M+
Internet penetration users — and rising
390,000
Youth employed through digital hubs and Wi-Fi markets
1.69M
Youth trained in digital literacy this year
100,000km
Fibre-optic cable target under Digital Superhighway
530,000+ up from 14,651 in 2022
Kenyans placed in overseas jobs
TURNING PROMISES INTO PROGRESS
The Digital Superhighway and Creative Economy aims to accelerate Kenyas role as a tech powerhouse by installing over one hundred thousand kilometers of national fiber optic cable and setting up thousands of localized digital innovation hubs. By moving thousands of government administrative processes to centralized online portals, it bridges the urban rural infrastructure gap and fosters rapid commerce integration. Concurrently, it empowers the creative sector by modernizing copyright protections, establishing creative production funds, and providing tech skilling centers to turn youth talents into sustainable remote digital jobs.