Kenyan government has urged investors, especially the business community, to invest in the country’s ICT sector and take advantage of numerous incentives including the favorable business environment in Kenya.
Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology Principal Secretary Joseph Tiampati said that the ICT sector has opportunities in agriculture, health, telecommunication, transport and other sectors. He said about 20 million Kenyans were using the internet, adding that the number was expected to increase as his the completes laying of the fibre optic cables across the country.
According to him, Kenyan government had introduced measures to relieve the tax pressure on investors by zero rating ICT inputs so as to attract investment in local assembly and manufacturing of electronic products.
According to him, his ministry has come up with an elaborate plan to support the Ministry of Education in revolutionising learning in schools using ICT platforms under the Digital Literacy Programme for schools.
He announced that Ksh17 billion has been earmarked in the 2015-2016 financial year to cater for the improvement of learning in schools through electronic enabled facilities.
“We want to run away from providing devices to schools and instead improve learning by availing curriculum, resource books and other materials to schools online in a cost effective manner,” said Mr Tiampati.
