The Senate Committee on Information Communication and Technology (ICT) has directed the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) to harmonize the national and county governments' levies and wayleaves to avoid double taxation of the telecommunication industry in the country. 

This comes after CAK informed Senators that county governments are charging expensive wayleave charges for the laying of the fibre optic cables, exponentially driving up the cost of doing business and hindering ICT network penetration. 

The Senate Planning Committee, led by Deputy Director, Legislative and Procedural Services Mr. Zakayo Mogere, on behalf of the Clerk of the Senate, Mr. Jeremiah Nyegenye, visited the Busia County Assembly in a bid to inspect the level of preparedness in the Assembly and assess various facilities on the ground including accommodation and health services in readiness to hold the Senate Plenary and Committee sittings dubbed Senate Mashinani, scheduled from the 23rd to 27th September, 2024.