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Sh24bn sea cable installation starts

The project is expected to improve the quality and affordability of broadband internet access in the East and West coast of Africa. FILE PHOTO | NMG

By  Patrick Alushula

Business Reporter

Nation Media Group

Installation of a 4,854-kilometre undersea cable, whose landing point in Kenya will be managed by Telkom Kenya, has started.

This offers hope that the completion of the Sh24.3 billion ($235 million) project will be within the June 2020 deadline.

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