State committed to providing Internet, Owalo
By KNA, June 26, 2023Youths should to utilise the government’s roll out of free WiFi hotspots in public places to access online jobs.
Information, Communication Technology & Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary (CS) Eliud Owalo (pictured) said the blue color jobs were getting scarce and thus the way to go for the youth was to access jobs in the digital market.
He said Internet connectivity in both urban areas and villages is one of the Kenya Kwanza administration’s agenda to increase job opportunities for the youth.
Owalo said his ministry has created a blueprint, which will ensure all parts of the country are connected to the Internet.
“Internet connectivity is top in the Kenya Kwanza agenda to provide jobs for youths and women. The government is connecting free WI-FI in markets and educational institutions,” Owalo said.
Speaking during the official opening of the digital laboratory at Mawego Technical institute in Karachuonyo constituency, the CS called on the youth to embrace the program.
Youths are required to participate in the program by registering for training in the institutions to enable them access technical skills.
Already the government has connected different places to the Internet through different platforms in Nyanza and other parts of the country.
Owalo said some of the areas in the region, which have been connected to free WiFi, include Bondo and Ahero towns.