President William Ruto on Thursday, May 30, 2024, asked all Members of Parliament (MPs) to create an ICT hub in every ward in their constituencies.
Ruto, who was leading the country in marking the 21st National Prayer Breakfast meeting held at Safaripark Hotel in Nairobi, explained that his government targets the digital space to create jobs.
“I want to tell all MPs who are here we have set out targets on the digital space to create jobs, every member of parliament seated here and those who are not here have an opportunity to create an ICT hub in every constituency in Kenya that is why we changed the law on the CDF,” he said.
Ruto further disclosed that he was part of the launch of the ICT hub at Ruiru constituency Kiambu County which has created jobs for 5,000 Kenyan youths.
“I was in Ruiru in MP Simon Kingara ‘s constituency when we launched an ICT hub that is hiring 5,000 Kenyan youths, I was very proud to see them working,” he said.
The head of state further disclosed that during his recent US state tour, he signed a partnership deal with an American company, EAU company, a Kenyan company, and the government of Kenya to support the country’s digital journey.
Adding that, the one billion US dollar deal will create the first-ever data centre that will use renewable energy to help build the country’s ecosystem.
“One of the big announcements that were made in my trip to America is an investment by Microsoft an American company, G42 EAU company, Eco Cloud of Kenya, and the government of Kenya on the first-ever data centre that will use renewable energy,” he explained.
“It’s an investment of one billion dollars and it is going to help us build the ecosystem to support the digital journey that we are engaged in as a nation and you as members of parliament as an opportunity to be part of that momentum by setting up ICT hubs in every ward.”
President William Ruto: I want to tell MPs here that we have set our target on the digital space to create jobs. I was in Ruiru where we launched an ICT hub hiring 5000 Kenyans. I was very proud to see them at work. #NationalPrayerBreakfast #K24News pic.twitter.com/1aByI9Qg9B
— K24 TV (@K24Tv) May 30, 2024
Ruto on digital jobs
Ever since he got to office, Ruto has been on the frontline to help create digital jobs for Kenyan youths.
During the 2022 Jamuhuri Day celebrations, Ruto awarded everyone intending an online scholarship at Arizona University to improve their careers.
“Get online, get learning, and improve your careers, For those of you who have not experienced this chance the opportunity is still open the address is still the same,” he said.
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