LuLu partners announce planned Mombasa–Lamu coastal cable

INDOI and its partners announced the planned LuLu Coastal Cable System at ITW Africa, according to the original company release distributed by African Media Agency on 9 September 2026. The proposal would link five landing points along roughly 500 kilometres of Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast, from Mombasa to Lamu, including Vipingo Special Economic Zone, Kilifi and Malindi. The developers describe a dual-path design pairing an undersea cable with a parallel protected terrestrial route. The intention is to provide an alternative connection during disruption, not evidence that a resilient network is already operating. The release gives a planned 25-year operational life and a second-quarter 2028 service target, explicitly subject to contract execution. The coalition includes Mauritius-based INDOI, Blue Trade Investments, ARISE IIP, AfriTrade Consulting Group and Kingdom Bank. INDOI is identified as developer, owner and commercial operator; Blue Trade is the Kenyan landing party, regulatory interface and delivery partner. The proposed Vipingo landing is intended to support industrial and digital activities. Data centres, cloud services and business-process outsourcing are prospective uses, not secured tenants. Nexus analysis: LuLu’s commercial proposition is coastal route diversity linked to Mombasa’s international cable infrastructure. Delivery still depends on contracts and execution. The original announcement predates the October republication, so this draft corrects the date rather than presenting a second launch. Promotional capacity language is not treated as independently tested performance.