President William Ruto has revealed plans to transfer all government services to the digital arena.
Speaking during the 59th Jamhuri Day celebrations, Ruto said that the government will build a 100,000 kilometres of the digital superhighway to enable digital access across the country.
“We intend to transfer the 85 percent of the remaining government services to the digital space so that every Kenyan from wherever they are don’t have to queue to get access to government services,” he said.
“Kenya is a country of great opportunities, especially in the tech space. When we went around, the people of Kenya told us they want technology to drive our economy. The digital superhighway is going to be built to enable internet access in our homes, cities and towns and every part of the country,” he added.
He added that it would be possible in the coming 6 months for Kenyans to access digitized services from the comfort of their homes.
He further encouraged the farming committee to register themselves because the subsidy fertiliser programme is going to be accessible in the internet to eliminate brokers and cartels and ensure targeted farmers have access to fertiliser.
“We intend to deliver our subsidy programme of fertiliser on E-voucher that is going to be available to 1.3 million farmers,” he said.
He said that plans were underway to have 1 million jobs in the digital space.
Additionally, the Universal health coverage will be provided on a digital backbone to ensure that all health records are made portable courtesy of technology.