Kenya emerged top in Africa in terms of internet infrastructure in the 2022 Digital Quality of Life Index of 2022 published by Surfshark.
In the report released on Thursday, September 29, the country registered the bests infrastructure to inclusivity index at 0.70 - a figure that placed it 61st globally.
The organization noted that this enabled Kenyans to engage in various day-to-day tasks in a world gravitating towards technology.
"Highly functional e-infrastructure enables people to use the internet daily for many purposes, such as studying, e-commerce, entertainment, banking, and similar, meaning a better digital experience," Surshark explained.
In addition, Kenya's government ranked third in the continent among the electronic governments coming in after Mauritius and South Africa respectively.
The category graded the extent to which governments used the internet to better their service delivery to their residents.
"Electronic government determines how advanced and digitized are a country’s government services. Better e-government helps to minimize bureaucracy, reduce corruption and increase transparency within the public sector.
"It also improves the efficiency of public services and helps people save time, influencing the quality of their digital lives," read the statement in part.
In matters of internet quality, speed, and stability, Kenya was placed 14th (0.25) in Africa, an improvement from last year when it was third last. In East Africa, it came in third after the Democratic Republic of Congo(0.3) and Tanzania (0.26).
Since last year, mobile internet speed in Kenya has improved by 3.1 Mbps ( 14.5 per cent) and fixed broadband speed has grown by 1.5 Mbps (8.5 per cent).
Notably, the country boasts of having the most affordable internet in the region and was ranked ninth on the continent. The top three were South Africa, Mauritius, and Tunisia respectively.
On the general scope of internet wellbeing, the country leapt to position 78 globally in 2022, an improvement from position 78 in 2021.
