Nairobi, March 2 -- Kenya's push to expand universal internet access could soon draw the country into a high-stakes satellite broadband contest between two global technology heavyweights - Jeff Bezos-owned Amazon and Elon Musk's Starlink.

A courtesy call by representatives of Amazon's Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite broadband network to ICT and Digital Economy Principal Secretary John Tanui last week signals that Nairobi is being positioned as a potential frontier in the next phase of satellite internet expansion.

In a public post following the meeting, which was led by Amazon's Senior Manager for International Public Policy, Farouk Shamas Jiwa, Mr Tanui said the discussions focused on internet connectivity for Kenya's underserved commu...