Author: Phlippages
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday at the State House in Nairobi announced coding as a subject that would be added to the primary and secondary schools Curriculum.
The president applauded the Institute of Curriculum Development for approving and implementing coding as a critical skill within the new Competency Based Curriculum.
“…Today, Kenya becomes the first country in Africa to approve coding as a subject of study within the official curricula for primary and secondary schools.
At the same time, the President inaugurated the Kenya National Digital Master Plan which runs from this year to 2032 and the National Cyber-security Strategy 2022 which provides strategic interventions in addressing national cyber-security challenges and threats.
The President is optimistic that the national digital master plan will cement the country’s leadership in ICT by creating an enabling policy, legal and regulatory environment for the greater adoption of e-governance as well as fostering the setup and growth of ICT-related businesses.
“This, no doubt, will enhance employment creation, enable and scale up ICT innovation and the development of a dynamic and robust ICT sector that will enhance the growth of all sectors of our economy. The master plan also guides investors while planning their investment priorities,” President Kenyatta said.
The President pointed out that the Government would be leveraging the ICT initiatives to achieve its national and global commitments, applauding the digital master plan’s target of establishing over 20,000 village digital hubs across the country for citizen digital training.
He added that the village digital hubs will enable the Government to employ an additional 40,000 youth directly to man the centres and provide training to every citizen interested in enhancing their skills and competencies.
As he winds up his term in office, President Kenyatta expressed satisfaction that his administration has made great strides in digitization and embedding ICT across every aspect of public life.
Just this year alone, Microsoft, Visa, and Google have opened their first development centers in the country’s capital.
