Vision, Mission & Core Values

An informed and Digitally-empowered Kenyan Society

To provide policy direction on digital infrastructure and communication services by leveraging on technology and innovation for socio-economic transformation and global competitiveness.

The mandate of the Ministry is derived from the Executive Order No. 2 of 2023, which stipulated the following functions:

• Telecommunications policy
• Broadcasting policy
• Co-ordination of national government advertising services
• Public Communication
• Postal and courier services
• Policy on development of local content
• Telecommunications, postal services and electronic commerce
• Government telecommunications services
• To facilitate the development of the information and communications sector (including broadcasting, multimedia)
• Data protection policy and regulation of personal data services
• National ICT policy
• Promotion of ICT innovation and digital economy
• Promotion of e-government
• Promotion of software development industry
• Provision of ICT technical support to MDAs
• Policy on automation of government services
• Development of national communication capacity and infrastructure; and
• Management of national fibre optic infrastructure

• T-Teamwork: The Ministry commits to embrace teamwork to realise its strategic objective
• R-Responsiveness: The Ministry will respond promptly to issues for timely intervention
• I-Innovation: The Ministry commits to embrace creative and innovative solutions in the implementation of this plan
• P-Professionalism: Ministry commits to high standards of professional ethics upholding its values as anchored in the constitution