Ministry is commitment to advancing the Government’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA)
This Evening, the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communication and the Digital Economy, H.E Hon. William Kabogo Gitau, EGH, appeared before the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation to present the Ministry’s 2026/2027 Budget Estimates and outline key priorities for the upcoming financial year.
He highlighted the Ministry’s achievements and financial performance, while raising concerns over reduced external financing, which is expected to affect key programmes such as the Last Mile County Connectivity Project (LMCCP) and the Kenya Digital Economy Acceleration Project (KDEAP).
The CS reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to advancing the Government’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), particularly under the Digital Superhighway and Creative Economy pillars.
The Ministry continues to deliver on its mandate through the State Department for Broadcasting and Telecommunications and the State Department for ICT and the Digital Economy, working closely with its SAGAs, which includes the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), ICT Authority (ICTA), Konza Technopolis, KBC, Media Council of Kenya and the Postal Corporation of Kenya.