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Opposition team vows to scrap school laptop project

Principal Secretary Ministry of Information, Communication, & Technology Sammy Itemere with Standard one pupils of Kendele primary school in Kisumu county while testing the Digital Literacy Learning tablets on April 6 2017. The government is set to spend sh.13.4 billion to boost digital literacy programme across the country. PIC BY COLLINS ODUOR

The Opposition coalition has vowed to scrap the school laptops project implemented by the Jubilee government if it wins power.

Instead, the National Super Alliance (NASA) plans to redirect the money towards building computer laboratories and libraries in schools.

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