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Kenya donates census gadgets to five African countries

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President Uhuru Kenyatta (R) and ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru (PHOTO: PSCU)

President Uhuru Kenyatta has presented 45,000 Kenyan made gadgets to Botswana, South Sudan, Mauritius, Sierra Leone and Namibia to help them undertake their census.

Speaking at State House, Nairobi during the handing over of the donated gadgets, Uhuru said Kenya is ready to share its expertise in ICTs with other African countries in the spirit of African solidarity and fraternity.

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