Listen Information, Communications and the Digital Economy CS Eliud Owalo on Monday launched a digital skills lab at the CDF Social Hall in Ruiru Constituency, Kiambu County. He said the digital lab was a partnership between the national government and the Ruiru Constituency Development Fund (CDF) overseen by MP Simon Nganga. The CS observed […]
Listen Smallholder farmers across Africa are expected to receive more support from their governments after African ministers and Heads of State committed to support them to enhance food production. The leaders, who were meeting at the Africa Fertiliser and Soil Health Summit in Nairobi, came up with what they called the Nairobi Declaration, a roadmap […]
Listen The Kenya Yearbook CEO, Ms Lilian Kimeto, on Friday participated in tree planting in Nandi County in an event graced by Broadcasting PS, Prof Edward Kisiang’ani, and Governor Stephen Sang. Ms Kimeto called for the growing of trees to replace the ones cut down to make paper, adding that the State Corporation will digitise […]
Listen President William Ruto has said the government is enhancing ICT infrastructure to enable citizens and the country benefit from opportunities in the digital sector, including Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services The government’s investment in the sector includes the expansion of the national broadband network, setting up of digital hubs and provision of free public […]
Listen The Principal Secretary for Immigration and Citizen Services, Prof Julius Bitok, has said that the recently introduced digital ID, known as Maisha Card, would help to eliminate marginalisation in the country. Prof Bitok said the identity that is issued at birth for newborns and those who attain 18 years has done away with roadblocks […]
Listen ICT and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo on Tuesday called on African countries to harmonise data protection laws to enhance free cross-border data transfer. Mr Owalo, who was speaking as he officially opened the Network of African Data Protection Authorities (NADPA) Annual General Meeting in Nairobi, said cross-border data transfer would drive the […]
Listen The Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board (KYEB) has today signed an MoU with the Media Council of Kenya (MCK). The agreement signed by KYEB CEO Lilian Kimeto and MCK’s CEO David Omwoyo outlines areas for collaboration namely: Training and Capacity Building, Research and Data Sharing, Strategic Communication, Stakeholder Engagement, and Resource Mobilisation. Mr Omwoyo appreciated […]
Listen President William Ruto has asked Development Partners to offer Africa long-term concessional loans for accelerated development. He noted that many African countries are burdened by costly loans, with one in four spending up to 70 per cent of their revenue on repayments. “African nations pay interest rates of up to five times higher than […]
Listen The government has committed to use the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to drive the development agenda both locally and across Africa. Eng. John Tanui, the ICT Principal Secretary, said embracing digital technologies, in particular AI, would ensure equitable access to resources and development and promote inclusion. “As Kenya, we are deeply committed […]
Listen President William Ruto on Monday called for increased connectivity between African countries to hasten the continent’s digital transformation. President Ruto, who was speaking as he opened ICT-sector premier forum Connected Africa Summit 2024 in Nairobi, said the event inaugurates Africa’s digital transformation, the spark which will ignite the continent’s rapid development in every sector. […]