ICT PS decries low forest cover in Kisumu County

The  Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Communications Technology and Innovation (PS), Jerome Ochieng has decried low forest cover in Kisumu County and called for change of strategy to reverse the worrying trend. Ochieng  noted that Kisumu County has a dismal forest land coverage of only 0.4 percent, which is far below the envisaged […]

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Government to leverage on the internet explosion to create job opportunities for the youth

The  government is leveraging on the internet explosion to create unique opportunities for many youth to innovate and provide solutions to stem the rising unemployment levels in the country, Principal Secretary (PS) State department for Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Ms. Esther Koimett has said. Ms. Koimett  said  that through the Ajira Digital Programme (ADP), the government […]

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Youth told to embrace the digital revolution

The  Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Information, Communication and Technology, Joe Mucheru has challenged young people to be conscious of the digital revolution so as to seize the numerous opportunities it portends. Mucheru said in this digital era, the youth are exposed to myriad of opportunities but few get such opportunities because many are not conscious […]

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Government clarifies that Ajira Digital fee is only meant to cater for tax compliance

Youth  benefiting from the Ajira digital programme will not be required to pay Sh.10, 000 as registration fee as reported  in a section of the media. The  Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology has however, clarified only those who have contracted  online  work  will be required to pay the money to cater for Kenya Revenue […]

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Mombasa waterfront tourism project to be finished on time, says Balala

The  construction of the Sh.460 million Mombasa waterfront project is progressing on schedule and it would be completed by July this year. This  was disclosed on Friday by Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary (CS), Najib Balala when he conducted the Parliamentary Committee on Sports, Culture and Tourism on a tour of the project at the […]

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