Male staff dominate Kenya’s mobile sector compared to female at 57:43, according to fourth quarter statistics by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA).
The total number of employees in the sector stands at 10,526 compared to 9,352 in June last year. According to the statistics, the sector has witnessed an upward growth in employees from 2022. In June 2021 it had 9,163 employees compared 8,728 in June 2020.
There was a huge gender gap in June 2022 when the ratio of male to female was at 62:38 compared to June 2021 ratio of 56:44.
The fourth quarter report is based on data provided by licensees in the ICT sector as per their license conditions and obligations.
It provides the performance and trends in the ICT sector for the period 1st April to 30th June 2023, and also the period 1st July 2022 to 30th June 2023 in Mobile Network services, Fixed Network services, Postal and Courier services, Broadcasting services, Frequency spectrum management, electronic transactions and Cyberspace management.
“The ICT sector experienced significant growth during the reference period as evidenced by the increase in mobile subscriptions, data Internet subscriptions, traffic, and international Internet bandwidth.”
“Moreover, operators rolled out new infrastructure such as the PEACE cable and deployment of 5G network. These developments are expected to play a major role in meeting the country’s increasing demand for broadband services as service providers continue to offer innovative services.”
During the fourth quarter of FY 2022/23, the volume of domestic letters dropped to post 496,598 whereas the volume of domestic courier items grew by 14.9 percent to post 1.2 million items.
The volume of international outgoing and incoming letters were posted at 429,897 and 135,811 items respectively.
The number of employees in the Postal and Courier sub-sector was 5,793 as June 2023 with a male to female ratio of 67:33. The revenues realized in the Postal and Courier sub-sector in 2022 grew by 8.4 percent to KSh. 7.7 billion.
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