The National Broadband Strategy 2018-2023 REPUBLIC OF KENYA NATIONAL BROADBAND STRATEGY 2018-2023 1 The National Broadband Strategy 2018-2023 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This strategy is a culmination of collaborative work that could not have been completed without the support of the government and the concerted efforts of the National Broadband Strategy (NBS) Steering Committee and stakeholders including Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure providers, service providers, the education sector, finance, complementary infrastructure sectors including Roads and Energy, special interest groups and the general public each of whom devoted their time, effort and expertise. It would not have been possible to develop the strategy without the invaluable input from the Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MoICT), Principal Secretaries in the Ministry, other Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), senior officials, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) and officials from other Government Ministries who took time to participate in extensive consultations that helped shape this Strategy. The Strategy echoes the country’s commitment to leverage on broadband as an enabler towards a globally competitive knowledge-based society and it is our hope that the same collaborative commitment and spirit that enriched the development of this Strategy will be carried forward for the successful implementation of the Strategy. 2 The National Broadband Strategy 2018-2023 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................................................................................................................... 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................ 3 LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................................................... 5 FOREWORD ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................................... 10 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 13 1.1 PROCESS ........................................................................................................................................................ 13 1.2 DEFINITION OF BROADBAND .............................................................................................................................. 14 1.3 RATIONALE FOR THE NATIONAL BROADBAND STRATEGY ........................................................................................ 14 1.4 BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................................. 15 1.5 VISION AND PRINCIPLES .................................................................................................................................... 18 1.6 SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF BROADBAND ............................................................................................................... 20 1.7 EQUITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION .......................................................................................................................... 21 1.8 ASSUMPTIONS ................................................................................................................................................. 22 1.9 OUTCOMES OF THE BROADBAND STRATEGY ......................................................................................................... 23 2. RELEVANCE TO NATIONAL LEGAL, POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS ........................................................................................................................................ 24 2.1 BIG FOUR AGENDA ........................................................................................................................................... 24 2.2 BROADBAND DELIVERING THE BIG FOUR AGENDA ................................................................................................ 25 2.3 BROADBAND FOR ALL ......................................................................................................................................... 27 3 STRATEGY..................................................................................................................................................... 27 3.1 POLICY, LEGAL AND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................. 29 3.2 INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONNECTIVITY ................................................................................................................. 37 3.3 SERVICES, CONTENT, AND APPLICATIONS ............................................................................................................ 42 3.4 CAPACITY BUILDING AND INNOVATION ................................................................................................................. 44 3.5 BROADBAND DEVICES ...................................................................................................................................... 49 3.6 PRIVACY AND SECURITY .................................................................................................................................... 52 3.7 FINANCE AND INVESTMENT ................................................................................................................................ 54 3.8 INTEGRATED BROADBAND PROJECTS .................................................................................................................. 62 4. ROLES OF STAKEHOLDERS ......................................................................................................................... 63 4.1 MULTI-STAKEHOLDER APPROACH TO NBS 2023 IMPLEMENTATION ....................................................................... 63 4.2 ROLE OF PRIVATE SECTOR AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS .................................................................................... 65 5. GOVERNANCE AND DELIVERY STRUCTURE ................................................................................................ 69 5.1 NATIONAL BROADBAND STRATEGY COORDINATION ................................................................................................. 69 5.3 BROADBAND DELIVERY UNIT ............................................................................................................................. 70 5.4 COMPENSATION FOR NATIONAL BROADBAND COUNCIL MEMBERS .......................................................................... 71 5.5 COLLABORATION .............................................................................................................................................. 71 5.6 MONITORING AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORK ....................................................................................................... 71 5.7 COMMUNICATION STRATEGY FOR THE BROADBAND STRATEGY ............................................................................... 72 6. BUDGET, STRATEGIC MAPPING AND RISK MANAGEMENT ......................................................................... 72 3 The National Broadband Strategy 2018-2023 6.1 BUDGET BACKGROUND, RATIONALE AND BENCHMARKING ....................................................................................... 72 6.2 STRATEGIC MAPPING ........................................................................................................................................ 73 6.3 RISKS AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES .................................................................................................................. 75 GLOSSARY ........................................................................................................................................................... 76 APPENDICES ........................................................................................................................................................ 79 APPENDIX I: IMPLEMENTATION PLANS ..................................................................................................................... 79 APPENDIX II: ROLE OF STAKEHOLDERS ................................................................................................................. 110 APPENDIX III: BROADBAND IMPLEMENTED THROUGH PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS ....................................................... 111 APPENDIX IV: SPECIFIC CONSTITUTIONAL ASPIRATIONS FOR ICTS UNDER THE BILL OF RIGHTS ..................................... 114 APPENDIX VI: NBS REVIEW TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS PARTICIPANTS ................................................................ 121 APPENDIX VII: BENCHMARKING ........................................................................................................................... 123 APPENDIX VIII: INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS MODEL .............................................................................................. 130 APPENDIX IX: COMMUNICATION