Politics and policy
CAK director general Francis Wangusi. Photo/DIANA NGILA
By Okuttah Mark
In Summary
- The regulator says it has already identified office space in the two counties.
The telecommunication industry regulator is set to
establish its first two offices outside Nairobi in Mombasa and Eldoret
in August.
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The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), which has been
operating from its headquarters in Nairobi over the past 15 years, says
it has already identified office space in the two counties.
Francis Wangusi (above), the CA director-general, said that the authority would also establish offices in Kisumu and Nyeri.
“One of our key decisions that arose from the 2010
dispensation has been to establish regional offices in order to take
services closer to Kenyans,” Mr Wangusi told the Business Daily.
“We want to ensure that all our licensees adhere to
the standards. The county offices will also be used for consumer
awareness and receiving complaints from the public, which will enable
us to make timely decisions,” he said.
Mr Wangusi said the CA will be seeking to expand
the sector’s contribution to the GDP from the current 2.2 per cent to
five per cent, and mobile penetration from 75.8 per cent to 90 per cent
by 2018.
The CA also aims to deepen mobile penetration from
the current 75.8 per cent to 90 per cent in 2018, while wireless
broadband is expected to go up to 10 per cent within the next five years
from the current 2.4 per cent.
“We shall continue to expand our reach through all
possible platforms so that we can create more harmony and inclusion of
players and consumer alike in the ICT regulation,” he said.
The authority is banking on the Universal Service
Fund (USF) to address the ICT services gaps in the unserved and
marginalised part of the country. The State started collecting a levy
for the USF from telecommunication operators and broadcasters last July.
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