PS Tanui Urges Newly Appointed ICT Officers to Work Diligently and Proactively in Executing their Technical Mandate

ICT and Digital Economy Principal Secretary Eng.John Tanui today met the 40 newly Appointed ICT officers at the Ministry Headquarters where he urged them to work diligently and proactively in achieving the Ministry's Digital Superhighway and Creative Agenda.

PS Tanui who earlier on met all ICT Secretaries and Heads of Departments commended the officers for their successful deployment noting that the ICT sector is a crucial enabler of other sectors within government and the private sector.

He noted that their deployment is in line with the government's Bottom Up Transformation Agenda of rolling out 100, 000 kms of fibre optic cables, establishing 1,250 digital hubs across the country and installing 25,000 WiFi hot spots in all public spaces.

The PS further appealed to the officers to be innovative and build their capabilities by exploring various ICT sectors like the electronic manufacturing sector, software development and the establishment of local digital platforms.

The officers were deployed in March this year and are currently attached to various departments namely Research digital innovation and Incubation; Software development and Digital Services; Commerce and Entrepreneurship; Cyber Security; Systems audit and Control

In attendance were Secretaries Jonam Kinama (Administration); ICT  E-government Mary Kerema ( E-goverment and Digital Economy );  Washington Okoth( Infrastructure) ; Emmanuel Kata (Audit Control and Cyber Security); Director  Human Resource Management and Development Dominic Gicheru among other Directors and Heads of Departments