Ruto seeking partnership with Elon Musk’s Starlink to expand Digital Super Highway masterplan
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President Ruto holds a meeting with Elon Musk's Starlink local company to expand his digital master plan across the country
President Ruto holds a meeting with Elon Musk’s Starlink local company to expand his digital master plan across the country.
President William Ruto’s Digital Super Highway masterplan, a crucial campaign promise that his administration is relying on to overhaul the nation’s economy and create jobs, will benefit from Elon Musk’s Starlink Company’s plans to expand its local operations.
Ruto met with Karibu Connect on Tuesday, August 15, a partner business that Starlink authorized to resell its goods and services in Kenya.
The president emphasized his intention to broaden his digital master plan across the nation in order to promote economic growth during a meeting held at Eldoret State Lodge in Uasin Gishu County.
He also extended an invitation to investors and partners to boost nationwide high-speed internet access.
“In addition to fibre connectivity, new emerging connectivity solutions such as satellite will be considered,” Ruto stated. Satellite is Musk’s forte.
To encourage investment, the President lifted the cap on local ownership of 30 percent, which will encourage more technology firms to invest in Kenya.
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Starlink’s internet service finally made it to Kenya in the middle of July of this year, offering reasonably priced internet connectivity all around the nation.
Elon Musk emphasized that Starlink internet would be accessible throughout the country, including remote areas.
The network’s plans are broken down into residential, commercial, roaming, maritime, and aviation categories. Users of the home package receive a monthly membership of Ksh6,500 and a Ksh3,100 shipping fee.
The business package offers 1 Terabyte (TB) of priority data, followed by unlimited standard data, at a cost of Ksh13,572. The second tier is valued at Ksh27,144.
Under the roaming package, Starlink is offering three services; mobile (regional), mobile (global), and mobile priority (50-GB).
Users can opt for the regional package at a monthly cost of Ksh7,900 or the international package at Ksh32,800 per month.
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