Machakos Hosts Ministry of ICT's 6th Town Hall Meeting

The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy today held it's 6th Town hall meeting at the Machakos University in Machakos County.
The Ministry led by PS ICT and Digital Economy Eng.John Tanui had earlier on launched the 2nd phase of the Digischool Internet Connectivity at the Machakos School for the Deaf in Machakos town.
In his keynote address, Eng. John Tanui emphasized the government's focus on enhancing connectivity and digitization to drive the digital economy. He highlighted efforts to support innovation and software development opportunities, ensuring that Kenya remains competitive in the global tech landscape.
During the town hall meeting, over 200 students  were enlightened through two panel discussions where the Vice Chancellor Prof Joyce.J.Agola; ICTA CEO Stanley Kamanguya and Konza Technopolis Development Authority(KoTDA) CEO John Paul Okwiri were some of the panelists.
During the Town hall meeting themed "Unlocking potential opportunities in the Digital Economy" the panelists explored various subjects among them digital platforms ; digital skilling for online work; data protection  and cyber Security.
Other topics explored are on government's contribution in digital opportunities; inclusion in digital opportunities; start up incubations and training and jitume hubs.
Other panelists were drawn from the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner; Inua AI; E- mobilis; State Department for Basic Education; Higher Education.and Technical, Vocational Education and Training(TVET).
The students were drawn from Machakos University, South Eastern Kenya University (SEKU), Machakos Institute of Technology; Machakos Technical Institute;  Uwezo College and  SCOTT University
The Ministry has in the past one year  held Town Hall meetings in Narok, Uasin Gishu, Kwale, Baringo and Kakamega counties.