Operating a legal Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Kenya is likened to navigating the "Serengeti" due to the significant challenges posed by regulatory asymmetry and competition from illegal operators. Compliant ISPs face numerous hurdles, while unlicensed entities thrive by circumventing regulations.

• A legal ISP must obtain a license from the Communications Authority of Kenya, maintain tax compliance with KRA, register under Data Protection, and secure various permits.
• The core issue is that compliant operators bear all regulatory and operational costs, competing with illegal operators who carry almost none of this burden, often offering lower prices.
• This situation creates regulatory asymmetry, undermining healthy competition and signaling that compliance is optional and shortcuts are profitable, which poses a strategic concern for Kenya’s digital infrastructure and national connectivity strategy.

The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) has welcomed the recent nominations to the National Land Commission (NLC), while advocating for merit-based appointments to bolster land governance in Kenya.

• KEPSA represents over two million businesses directly and indirectly.

• The Alliance emphasized the central role of land administration in Kenya's economic and social development.

• KEPSA called for a balanced composition of technical expertise in the NLC, including professionals in land surveying, land economics, valuation, physical planning, and land administration as envisioned in the NLC Act.