Kenya Data Networks (KDN) is betting on the Ugandan and Rwandan markets to move back to profitability after being buffeted by competition in the local market.The firm has registered poor performance since 2010. KDN’s chief executive Shahab Meshki said the firm had now completed a fibre optic installation linking Kampala with Rwanda.

The firm intends to tap multinationals with operations across the region through provision of Internet services and data storage facilities via cloud computing. This is part of a wider strategy aimed at repositioning KDN as a top Internet services provider.