Kenya to roll out fibre optic in all counties

MIGORI COUNTY: The Government has embarked on a long-term project to support development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in schools.

Information Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i said the State will roll out the fibre optic cable in all the 47 counties before starting to develop the various schools across the nation.

Matiang’i noted for schools to produce students who can compete in the global space for jobs and other opportunities, the country must lay a good and enabling for them.

“We are competing with the rest of the world and by embracing communications technology, we are sure the kind of students we will be producing in the job market will be able to compete with others from across the globe in various job markets,” said the CS.

But Matiang’i, who was speaking at Kanyawanga Boys High School in Migori County where he presided over a prize-giving ceremony, did not specify on the level of commitment the government has levelled on the project that began more than five years ago.

Rongo MP Dalmas Otieno said digital learning material should be readily available for teachers to use in implementing ICT programmes.