More Schools get Digital Labs as Govt implements its Digital transformation Agenda

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The ICT and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo during the official launch of the Digital lab at Ng'iya Girls National school in Siaya County today-Photo Courtesy

By Dickson Odhiambo

July 29, 2023

More Schools get Digital Labs as Govt implements its Digital transformation Agenda

A NUMBER of More secondary schools have received the Digital laboratories which the Kenya Kwanza Government begun establishing across the various parts of the country.

The Government continues to establish Digital Laboratories across the country in a latest move that has seen a number of schools and institutions of higher learning benefitting from the initiative.

Yesterday, the ICT and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo Launched the Digital Laboratories in Murang’a County.

Today, three school in Nyanza region have been the latest beneficiaries for the digital laboratories and include Ng’iya Girls National School, St Mary’s Lwak Girls High school and Asumbi Girls National school that have received 50 computers each during the launch of

Addressing the students, Teachers and other stakeholders at Ng’iya National school, St Mary’s Lwak Girls High school and Asumbi Girls High school today during the official launch of the Digital Laboratories known as Jitume Labs, ICT and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo said the Kenya Kwanza Government plans to have 1,450 such labs across the country as part of its Digital Transformation Agenda.

Owalo says the exercise will continue to go on across the country, adding that this will enable many Kenyan students access digital skills hence will be able to get online jobs.

“We are very serious as a government of Kenya Kwanza to fully implement the Digital Transformation Agenda in the country under President Dr. William Ruto,” Owalo says.

The Digital Laboratories launched earlier in Nyanza region include those at Mawego Technical Training Institute, Rongo University and at Sang’alo Technical training institute.

During today’s Function Cabinet Secretary for ICT and Digital Economy Eliud Owalo was accompanied by his Labour and Social Protection counterpart Florence Bore, Siaya Deputy Governor Dr William Oduol, Former Nairobi Governor Dr Evans Kidero, Former Nominated Senator Elizabeth Ongoro, Chairperson Postal Cooperation of Kenya Rose Nyamunga, Gem Member of Parliament Elisha Odhiambo and his Suba South Counterpart Caroli Omondi among other dignitaries.

 

 

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