The State is unable to take over the running of a government-owned fibre optic network worth Sh16 billion from Telkom Kenya due to a lack of budget for maintenance.
Katherine Getao, the ICT Authority (ICTA) chief executive, told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that lack of cash to operate the National Optic Fibre Backbone (Nofbi) Phase 1 has stalled the takeover of the network from Telkom Kenya.
