Economic Agenda Put ICT at the centre of the national economic agenda, recognising the role of the ICT sector as a critical pillar in national development and the attainment of the goal of becoming and remaining a global leader in the knowledgebased economy. living for Kenyans. The Economic Survey 2018 report provides an overview of the ICT sector performance and development trends, recognizing that ICT output increased by 10.9% to Ksh 354.1 billion in 2017.  Fibre Optic Coverage: Every county headquarters has been reached by the National Optic Fibre Broadband Infrastructure (NOFBI) in addition to other fibre-optic cables owned by private companies, Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) and Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC).  2G Coverage: Geographical coverage is 45% of Kenya’s land area, with 94.4% of the population covered.  3G Coverage: Geographical coverage is 17%, with 78% of the population covered  4G Coverage: Reaches 37% of the population and 15% of the surface area.  Internet Domains: The total number of Internet domains grew by 13.08 per cent to 83,646 in 2018. The number of “.co.ke” domains increased by 13.72% to account for 92.5% of the total registered domains in 2017. Enhanced uptake and use of subdomain names as a result of awareness on the benefits of use, led to the doubling of domains under information content, mobile content and those used in network devices to 374, 126 and 466, respectively.  Broadcast Services and Subscriptions: The number of Frequency Modulation (FM) radio stations stood at 173 while Free To Air television stations were 75 in 2018. The number of digital signal distributors in the country remained at 5 Digital Terrestrial Televisions Set-Top Box (STB) subscriptions stood at 4.5 million in 2018 while cable TV and direct to home satellite subscriptions stood at 1.28M.  Newspaper Circulation and online Newspaper Readership: In 2017, the circulation of daily English and Kiswahili newspapers declined by 4.9 per cent and 9.9 per cent, respectively due to online readership of newspapers. Similarly, the number of weekly English newspapers in circulation decreased by 5.9 per cent over the same period. However, the average online readership went up by 20.1 per cent in 2017. 10/37 November-2019 Ubiquitous Access Fulfil the goal of giving every Kenyan access to reliable, affordable, high-speed broadband connectivity Constitutional Principles Improve government accountability, efficiency, service delivery and maintain an open government. Develop and protect citizen rights and duties as enshrined in the constitution of our republic. Private Sector Give the interests of the private sector top priority in order to foster entrepreneurship, innovation, investment and growth. Sustainable Development Leverage ICT to promote sustainable development, accelerate human development, bridge the digital divide and develop a knowledge society. 5.4 Situational Analysis and Highlights 5.4.1 Regulatory Background The Constitution of Kenya, 2010, the Kenya Communications Act (No. 2 of 1998) and as amended by the Kenya Communications (Amendment) Act, 2009, and the Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment Act) 2013 provide the main framework for regulating the communications sector in Kenya. Other statutes include the Media Act, 2013 and the Kenya Information and Communications Technology (ICTA) Order 2013; among others. 5.4.2 Operational Environment Kenya is currently one of Africa’s fastest growing ICT markets where ICTs have increased productivity in all spheres of production process and enabled expansion of skills, contributing to improved standards of Ministry of ICT, Kenya