Last mile digital connections to underserved areas

Kenya's last mile digital connectivity project sits at Phase 3 of 5 in the Global Gateway pipeline, classified as funded and committed. In practice, however, the evidential basis for that status is thin. No disbursement records appear in the IATI Datastore and no matching project is listed in the EIB project database, meaning there is currently no independent financial confirmation that funds have moved. The investment figure is not publicly disclosed, which compounds the opacity. For a business audience assessing infrastructure readiness, these are significant gaps. The EU's own description frames the project around construction of last mile digital infrastructure for underserved areas, with a specific emphasis on school connectivity and on-site access at Technical and Vocational Education and Training centres. These are credible development priorities: a May 2026 report highlighted a substantial gap in ICT provision at Kenya's public schools, lending contextual urgency to the project's stated rationale. That said, contextual need and confirmed delivery are separate matters, and the latter cannot be established from available evidence. The broader Kenyan digital infrastructure landscape does show some momentum from other actors.