THE REMOTE AREA OF KACHELIBA IN WEST POKOT DISTRICT FINALLY HAS A MOBILE PHONE NETWORK SIGNAL AFTER MOBILE PHONE OPERATOR SAFARICOM INSTALLED A BASE TRANSMISSION STATION, OR B-T-S THERETHE FIRM SAYS PUTTING UP THE B-T-S COST IT 23 MILLION SHILLINGS AND IT WILL ALSO BE USED TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY FOR A LOCAL SCHOOL. THE OPERATOR SAYS IT WAS PLEASED WITH THE ARRANGEMENT THAT COMBINES COMMERCIAL OBJECTIVES WITH CORPORATE GIVING. SAFARICOM HAS OVER 2,000 B-T-S’S IN THE COUNTRY AND PLANS TO PUT UP 477 MORE THIS YEAR TO CONNECT MORE PEOPLE TO ITS NETWORK OF ABOUT 14 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS. KACHELIBA ALSO HAPPENS TO BE INFORMATION MINISTER SAMUEL POGHISIO’S CONSTITUENCY AND HAS NOT HAD A COMMUNICATION SIGNAL ALL ALONG.
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