You will not get a job at the Kiambu county government if not ICT compliant, Governor William Kabogo has said.
Kabogo ordered the county's public service board to only take in employees who are computer literate since all systems have been digitalised.
"The county government will outsource human capital with ICT skills since we have digitised most of the services," he said.
He said all polytechnics in the county will offer a three-month computer skills course whose graduates will be outsourced by the county for service in various fields.
"Let the county assembly in this year's budget increase funds for ICT training so that many people enroll for the training," he said on Thursday.
"Those who will graduate from the schools will be given priority when the county government is hiring staff."
Kabogo said his government has taken up the Vusha Youth Empowerment Programme which has seen more than 1,000 youths acquire ICT skills.
He said the county undertook the programme with the partnership The African Center for Women Information and Communication Technology, The Rockefeller Foundation and Microsoft East Africa.
"The programme seeks to improve the employment prospects and income generating capacities of young people, aged 20-35, from poor and disadvantaged households by training them in ICT," he said.
But he said the youths are also being empowered to create jobs for others.
"A total of 378 youths who were trained under the venture. Of these, 42 have set up enterprises while 11 work for online platforms and earn $10 (Sh1,000) -US$100 (Sh10,000) per tas," he said.
"This is a show that the programme is creating jobs and empowering the youths."
