The Kenyan government will work together with county governments towards ICT development, according to Fred Matiangi, the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Information Communication and Technology (ICT).
Speaking during a meeting of the ICT Board in Nairobi, Matiangi said ICT was important in driving the Kenyan economy and should be put in place in every county to facilitate proper service delivery.
“There is need to build Information Communication Technology infrastructure in the counties that will help in business, governance, and service delivery,” he said.
“We need to ensure that ICT becomes a part and parcel of our lives, since it’s very important. We must have conversation with the county government because national government cannot do everything.”
According to Matiangi, the ministry is willing and ready to improve the ICT Master Plan that will include cyber security and digital payments in government.
“The ICT Master Plan framework was developed a while back by some of my colleagues. We are trying to improve it now and develop it further to include new frameworks,” said Matiangi.
HumanIPO reported earlier this year on the launch of the National ICT Master Plan.
