Kenyans To Expect Slow Internet Speeds Countrywide – CA
The Communication Authority of Kenya has said there will be continued internet downtimes in the country following a deep-seed fiber cut.
In a press statement sent to newsrooms on Monday, CAK said a deep-sea fiber cut occurred on the Mtunzini Teleport Station, resulting in the disruption of internet services.
Consequently, the cut affected several submarine cables serving Kenya, including Seacom and the East African Submarine System (Eassy).”Internet intermittency and slow speeds may remain in the coming few days before services are fully restored,” the Director-General and CEO David Mugonyi said in a statement on Monday.
CAK has since confirmed that the restoration process has been initiated and stakeholders are working to restore internet services.
However, despite the recovery process, CAK explained that the intermittency and slow speeds would remain for several days.
“We wish to inform individual and corporate consumers that the recovery process has since. commenced but Internet intermittency and slow speeds may remain in the coming few days before services are fully restored,” CAK said.