KENYA – (WARSOOR) – The Government will leverage information communication technologies to create jobs, President William Ruto has said.
The President said the Government will work with the private sector to create digital businesses, promote innovation and grow entrepreneurship.
“ICT is a big part of how we intend to deliver our development agenda. We are in talks with telecommunication companies to lay a 100,000 kilometre fibre optic that will reach every corner of Kenya,” he said.
The government will also use modern technology to enhance service delivery.
He said: “We are looking at transacting between 80 and 90 per cent of government services online.”
Using the example of his premier election pledge, the Hustler Fund, the President said Kenyans, especially those at the bottom of the economic pyramid, will have access to affordable credit online.
The Head of State made the remarks at State House, Nairobi, during a meeting with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is also the executive chairman of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.