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ICT Principal Secretary Eng John Tanui at the ongoing World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, Spain on March 4, 2025. [Patrick Vidija, Standard]
Kenya’s Vision 2030 remains a key pillar in President William Ruto’s strategy to drive political, economic, and social agendas.
Principal Secretary in the Ministry of ICT, Eng John Tanui, stated that the vision includes a digital master plan focused on infrastructure, service delivery, skills innovation, and entrepreneurship—aligning with Ruto’s digital superhighway plan.
Speaking at Huawei’s Global ICT Sustainable Roundtable during the ongoing World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Tanui emphasised that Vision 2030 positions Kenya as a competitive player in the global digital economy by ensuring quality, accessible, reliable, and secure digital services.
The PS highlighted that through strategic partnerships and initiatives such as Huawei’s Tech4All, the government has successfully rolled out 100,000 km of digital infrastructure, digitised over 20,000 government services, and trained over 20 million Kenyans in digital transformation.
“We have partnered with key players like Huawei to roll out fiber optic infrastructure and establish digital hubs in all ward administrations,” he said.
Under the theme ‘Enabling an Inclusive and Sustainable Digital World,’ the roundtable focused on how global challenges have widened digital divides.
“In Kenya, we believe no one should be left behind. That’s why Huawei is a strategic partner in upscaling digital skills through initiatives like Tech4All, which we leverage to drive digital inclusion,” said Tanui.
He noted that the initiative’s key focus areas include education, environmental conservation, and rural development.
“With mobile digi-tracks, we have been able to train young people on smartphone functionality, online risks, responsible internet use, and securing online accounts and resources for learning,” he said.
While acknowledging that access and affordability gaps remain, Tanui stressed the importance of digital skills tailored to expand connectivity benefits, particularly for income generation.
His sentiments were echoed by UNESCO’s Senior Education Specialist, Dr Ramon Iriate, who emphasized that while governments promote digital skills, localized content is crucial for meaningful impact and diversification.
Dr Iriate noted that digital content should focus on three key elements: addressing people’s needs; equipping individuals with skills for learning, work, and everyday life.
“This will not only promote an inclusive and sustainable global economy but also foster an inclusive and peaceful society,” he said.
He further argued that a complete restructuring of systems is necessary to replace siloed approaches that have hindered collaboration and funding capacity.
The Standard Group Plc is a multi-media organization with investments in media
platforms spanning newspaper print operations, television, radio broadcasting,
digital and online services. The Standard Group is recognized as a leading
multi-media house in Kenya with a key influence in matters of national and
international interest.
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