The government, with a communication company, and ICT stakeholders, is committed to actualizing digital transformation through imparting of the requisite skills.

ICT Permanent Secretary (PS) Stephen Isaboke clarified the programme had been taken to rural areas where the skills on computer use, broadsheet method of financial records keeping and computer safety were lacking among the youth.

The PS, who presided over the graduation of 120 youths at Kerema in Nyamache Sub-County, disclosed they were part of the 6,000 others already trained in the country.

In the digital superhighway shift, he explained that 1,350 hubs will be rolled out countrywide by the government as Members of Parliament (MPs) through NGCDF will also contribute to the programme.

This, the PS said was in line with Kenya Kwanza Government’s manifesto of provision of 25,000 WIFIs with the facilitation of the Kenya Power Company’s Last Mile Connectivity programme.

Huawei Technologies, a communication company, was involved in the digital skills training as one way of giving back to society.

Adam Lein, a representative of the company, revealed that a total of 6,200 youth in 40 counties had benefited from the programme since 2019.

The youth were encouraged to use their digital gadgets including laptops and cell phones to share the skills that were crucial in their daily lives with others.

A beneficiary, Veronica Kwamboka, lauded the programme saying she could market her products online using the skills.