The government of Kenya has announced it will offer over 5000 services on technology platforms. ICT Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo revealed that the pr
The government of Kenya has announced it will offer over 5000 services on technology platforms. ICT Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo revealed that the process will begin in the next six months.
The CS spoke during launch of free WiFi in Ahero market, Kisumu County and said the move will ease travel of long distance to get the services in government offices. Ahero market becomes the second market in Nyanza region after Bondo where the CS has launched a free Wi-Fi to aid traders in selling and buying their wares online.
Technological hub
“We are going to roll out in the next six months, a minimum of 5,000 government services on technological enable platforms. The first step is to equip the entire country with internet services, which will be used as an anchor to offer government services. Long queues being witnessed in government offices across the country will be a thing of the past once the program is rolled out. This is part of our mission to make the country a technological hub,” he said.
Owalo also suggested adopting the internet in public institutions like schools, markets, hospitals and police stations will empower young people to leverage on technology to create jobs for themselves.
“Instead of adopting a polling station, let us adopt an internet hotspot to help our people grow technologically,” he said.
He additionally announced that the Kenya Kwanza Government will roll out programs that require its attention at the county level and challenged the county governments to reciprocate the goodwill of the national government.