Information, Communication, and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo has temporarily suspended the planned Sh9 billion investment in the modernisation of Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) pending necessary reforms.
During his appearance before the Senate’s ICT Committee, CS Kabogo explained that the government will first address issues such as the cleanup of ghost workers, staff redundancy, and resource wastage before injecting funds into the Corporation’s revamp.
The CS expressed confidence that the benefits of the reforms at KBC would be evident within the next 60 days.
The planned investment was intended to upgrade broadcasting technology, improve infrastructure, and extend service coverage. However, Kabogo stressed that without addressing operational inefficiencies, further funding could lead to continued losses.
The Ministry of ICT has also expressed concerns over the growing pending bills, exacerbated by budgetary cuts in the supplementary budget.
The State Department for Broadcasting and Telecommunications currently has pending bills amounting to Sh117 million, with Sh108 million owed to KBC for statutory deductions.
