by Nicodemus Nyakundi | Feb 22, 2024 | Accessibility, Community Networks, Digital Accessibility, Highlights, kictanet post
Statistically, when the World Bank states that 61% of Kenyans have access to the Internet, with only 31% of them coming from rural Kenya, it simply means that there is a whole lot of 69% of the Kenyan population in rural areas that are not connected to the Internet....
by David Indeje | Feb 14, 2023 | Access, Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
By John Walubengo The Kenya Kwanza Manifesto aka ‘The Plan, ’ states on information and communications technology (ICTs) as follows: [Provide] Universal broadband availability throughout the country within five years. We shall increase and fast-track broadband...
by David Indeje | Oct 4, 2022 | Access, Highlights, kictanet post
As President William Ruto announced his cabinet line-up last week, it was noted that the former Ministry of ICT, Innovation & Youth Affairs had a new name – Ministry of ICT & Digital Economy. The previous words, ‘Innovation and Youth,’ have given way and...
by Mwendwa Kivuva | Jul 2, 2021 | Highlights, kictanet post
By Mwenda Tevin. On June 30, 2021 KICTANET together with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) held a policy roundtable with Policy Makers and ICT Practitioners to discuss the theme: The Digital Market Economy: Influence of Governance on the Digital Ecosystem in Kenya. The...
by Mwendwa Kivuva | Jul 22, 2020 | Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
By Mwenda Tevin Gitonga. Â If there is an African country that prides itself as being the centre of innovation and technological developments in Africa, it is Kenya. We have come to be known as the Silicon Savannah due to our ability to innovate and adapt to...
