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Internet outages rock President Ruto’s 25,000 Wi-Fi hotspots plan
President William Ruto presents a copy of the Ministerial Performance Contracts for FY 2023/2024 signed by the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy Eliud Owalo at State House on August 1, 2023. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU | NMG
The free government Wi-Fi hotspots at Nairobi markets have been hit by outages weeks after being launched in a major setback to a plan to roll out 25,000 centres around the country in a bid to drive e-commerce.
A spot check at the various markets in the city this week showed the Internet had gone out, in some cases for months, and where it exists its range has been weakening, much to the frustration of traders.
