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WEQNT Stake Pool - 2025 Year in Review
As 2025 comes to a close, we would like to reflect on the progress, challenges, and impact made possible through the continued support of everyone staking with WEQNT.
Internet Infrastructure & Connectivity
The primary focus of our work in 2025 was the continuation and expansion of a project initiated in late 2023: the development of a fully operational internet service provider (ISP) serving northern Kenya.
This initiative was born out of a clear need. Internet access in the region is scarce, unreliable, and often prohibitively expensive, despite strong demand from young people, entrepreneurs, NGOs, and small businesses.
Key milestones achieved include:
• Deployment of two 30-meter communication masts equipped with radio transmission antennas
• Strategic placement of the second mast on land acquired within the UNHCR municipality in Kakuma, directly linked to the first mast located 15 kilometers away at Bishop @johneyanae5 premises
• Installation of over 10 kilometers of fiber-optic cabling across the city
• Onboarding of 40 active clients, with consistent growth and rising demand
This infrastructure has enabled the delivery of internet services at an exceptionally low price, fully funded through WEQNT and a personal loan. The aim has always been to impact lives where most needed
Energy Independence & Operational Resilience
To ensure reliability, we invested in a fully solar-powered energy system, complete with battery storage. Given the unreliability of the local power grid, energy independence was advised as essential to the success and sustainability of the ISP.
The total investment in infrastructure, energy systems, deployment and wages now exceeds USD 80,000 (since October 2023)
Growth Potential & Long-Term Vision
While the ISP represents a major achievement, it was never intended to stand alone. From the outset, the broader vision has been to establish a system capable of generating sustainable impact/income over time.
As the service matures, revenues can support additional initiatives such as:
• Micro-loans for farmers and small business owners
• Job creation and digital skills development
• Community-driven infrastructure projects for farmers and small businesses
• Broader efforts to stimulate local economic growth
In this way, connectivity becomes a foundation for wider opportunity. That is the vision and hop for the ISP!
The work in Kenya has been carried out mainly by local partners and a dedicated operational team. WEQNT was solely the fancier of the project. As is often the case with complex, long-term projects, the year also brought moments that required reassessment and structural team adjustment.
During 2025, changes within the team were made to strengthen governance, accountability, and alignment with the project’s core values. While transitions are never easy, these steps were necessary to protect the integrity of the mission and ensure long-term sustainability.
WEQNT Role
My role in this initiative was to financially bootstrap the system, and help define a long-term vision, one that the team fully embraced and put into practice.
To ensure the foundations were carefully established, I initially retained a majority stake in the ISP.
With the core infrastructure now in place and the vision clearly embedded, I have now instructed the company’s solicitor to transfer all of my shares to Bishop John who is best positioned to guide the ISP’s continued growth and day-to-day operations.
There has been no exchange of funds for my shares and repayment of the personal loan will take time, and that was always understood.
Beyond the ISP, Bishop John and I have agreed to continue the provision of solar lighting solutions in rural areas, work we have been engaged in together since 2020.
This progress and impact were made possible by your trust and support. This is not just our success—it is yours.
Thank you for staking with WEQNT.
Team WEQNT
