Industry Analysis

The Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) is the regulatory agency tasked with facilitating the development of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT)sector in Kenya. This includes management of telecommunications, postal & courier services, radio communications, broadcasting and multimedia, electronic commerce, and cybersecurity. The CA also manages numbering and frequency spectrum resources, administering the Universal Service Fund, and safeguarding the interests of consumers of ICT services. In the execution of its mandate and to foster collaboration both nationally and internationally, CA has entered into associations with other bodies and organisations, within and outside Kenya, considered desirable or appropriate for the furtherance of the purpose for which it was established.

Internationally, CA represents the country at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations specialized agency on ICT matters, which sets standards and develops best practices on several matters in ICT, including using ICT to ensure environmental sustainability and reduce the negative impact of ICT operations on climate. Among the standards developed by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) are the L series recommendations, on Environment and ICTs, climate change, e-waste, energy efficiency, construction, installation, and protection of cables and other elements of outside plant.

Notable contents of the L series recommendations include E-waste and circular economy; Assessment methodologies of ICTs and CO2 trajectories; Adaptation to climate change; Low cost sustainable infrastructure, Energy efficiency, smart energy, and green data centres