Members of both the National Assembly and the Senate have raised concerns over attempts by donor partners in the health sector to economically disadvantaged Kenya through practices that foster over-dependence on their support for financing programs related to HIV/AIDS, malaria, and vaccine procurement.

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.