2. Require that all current and future road, rail
and underground power grid designs
incorporate common crossing ducts to
prevent damage wherever crossing is
needed and provide commonly available
fiber ducts along their length;
3. Take direct corrective measures to protect
against way leave encroachment by
developers especially land owners whose
properties front major highways and other
access roads;
4. Where there are no pre-existing ducts, to
require infrastructure sharing on new
builds as a pre-requisite condition for
licensing. The government will where
appropriate provide fee breaks, incentives,
discounts, government cost-sharing and
grants to the primary duct developer and
require the provision of equitable access to
other service providers, government
agencies and utility companies.
Wireless Data Infrastructure: The
Government will facilitate the ubiquitous
deployment of new-generation high-speed
wireless
broadband
connectivity
infrastructure, in order to reduce from- thecurb and in-building deployment costs,
improve the cost effectiveness of broadband
delivery and access, and provide effective,
reliable, secure internet infrastructure. All new
government network builds and deployments
will consider a wireless-first approach. This
requirement especially applies to village, small
community
and
government
building
networks.
Broadcast Signal Distribution: The
Government will continue to license broadcast
signal distribution services depending on the
market growth and the availability of the
required radio frequency spectrum resources
to ensure that the use of broadcasting
infrastructure is maximised and frequencies
are utilised efficiently. All licensed signal
distributors will be required to provide
services to licensees on an open access and
non-discriminatory basis.
IPv6: The Government will support and
encourage the migration to modern internet
protocols that provide functional efficiency and
sufficient scope for future technological
developments. All national government
installations will use IPv6 at a minimum. All
new national government installations must
use IPv6.

Ministry of ICT, Kenya

Complementary Infrastructure: The
Government recognises that the economic
impact of ICT is contextual and dependent on
other complementary infrastructure such as
energy, transport and communications.
The Government will:
1. Provide incentives that enable the
development of infrastructure for the public
good
2. Strengthen mechanisms that ensure open
access for all players and users
3. Provide support infrastructure such as
roads, power grid access, and security to
support ICT development
Domiciliation of Manufacture: It is the
government’s aim and policy to establish the
manufacture
of
ICT
equipment
and
infrastructure components in Kenya. To this
end, the government has provided in various
sections of this policy, incentives and various
measures to achieve this objective, such as:
1. Ensuring that a percentage of rare earths
mined in Kenya are kept for domestic
consumption and manufacture
2. Providing fiscal incentives for the creation
of local manufacturing plants
3. Providing
for
technology
licensing
assistance to Kenyan enterprises
4. The provision of free government funded
consultancy and mentoring services
especially to the ICT manufacturing sector
5. Regional and continental trade assistance
and market access, amongst others

6.1.3 Universal Access
It is the policy of Government to ensure
that ICT services both public and private, and
the requisite knowledge to deploy and use
them are available to our citizens at the time,
place and manner that they are required, and
also that all citizens can and will participate in
the knowledge economy.
The government will seek to ensure that:
1. The Universal Service Fund is prudently
managed to drive universal access and that
service is provided in areas service

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