[kictanet] Kenya: Good Mobile Access Fails To Boost Weak Connectivity Rating 2009

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      Good Mobile Access Fails To Boost Weak Connectivity Rating

Kenya’s performance on the 2009 Connectivity Scorecard places it nearly 
at the bottom of the nations sampled. In almost every consumer and 
business measure of connectivity, Kenya failed to achieve a passing 
score. Exceptions include an above average proportion of the population 
provided with mobile access, and a relatively high literacy rate. Kenya 
displays one of the worst secondary school enrolment rates out of all 
the countries surveyed, along with weak broadband and internet 
penetration. Bandwidth availability is also quite low. Kenya’s 
E-Government ranking falls below the median.

Despite a history of innovation, notably in the mobile segment, Kenya’s 
economic progress is held back by a lack of investment in human 
development in order to provide workers with the skills necessary to 
drive an ICT-based economy. Regulation of the telecommunications sector 
has also slowed development of the broadband services required to create 
a more sophisticated business infrastructure.


        Kenya Connectivity Performance by Scorecard Component