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A pupil at Tipet Primary School in Kapenguria West Pokot County tries his hand on a laptop.
NAIROBI: One of Jubilee government promises given during the 2013 General Election is close to fruition. The laptop for schools promise now called the Digital Literacy Programme Thursday moved a milestone after the ICT authority gave a green light to two bidders to go ahead and proof their concepts in 150 schools across the country.
The winner consortia comprised of two Public Universities. The consortium of Moi University and JP SA Couto emerged the winner in two of the three available lots, whereas that of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology and Positivo BGH came second.
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