NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 24 – Information, Communications, and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary (CS) Eliud Owalo has said that the government will set up a minimum of five digital hubs in every constituency across the country.
Owalo stated that these digital hubs will have the capacity to generate 300 jobs and create not less than 1,500 jobs in each constituency.
“In each constituency, we are going to create a minimum of 1,500 jobs by setting up a minimum of five digital hubs, with each hub capable of generating 300 jobs. This leveraging of technology is going to be a game-changer for this country,” he stated.
The CS assured that these innovations will be crucial in enabling and making it easier for the youth to learn digital skills and connecting them to global technological companies for digital jobs.
“Connectivity is only useful if there is universal access, and that’s why we are going the full scope to ensure that all our interventions are cascaded downwards to the lowest levels,” he stated.
Owalo urged the county governments to empower marginalized communities and provide equal access to digital resources and opportunities, stressing that the private sector cannot single-handedly promote the universal connectivity goal.
“If we leave digitization in the hands of the private sector, then we run the risk of not having universal access because the private sector is driven by the profit motive,” he stated.
He further stated that the ministry will collaborate with the Council of Governors and also set up wifi spots in the markets, which will be crucial to expanding trade.
