[PHOTOS] We'll leverage ICT to create jobs

In Summary

• He made the remarks on Friday during a meeting with the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the State House.

• Ruto added that those at the bottom of the economic pyramid will have access to affordable credit online, bringing in his Hustler Fund promise.

by SHARON MWENDE

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04 November 2022 - 19:37

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President William Ruto with former British PM Tony Blair and other officials at the State House, Nairobi on Friday, November 4,2022.
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President William Ruto has said the government will leverage on information communication technologies to create employment opportunities.

He said his administration will collaborate with the private sector to create digital businesses and promote innovation and entrepreneurship.

"ICT is a big part of how we intend to deliver our development agenda. We are in talks with telecommunication companies to lay a 100,000 kilometre fibre optic that will reach every corner of Kenya," he said.

President William Ruto in a meeting with former British PM Tony Blair and other officials at the State House, Nairobi on Friday, November 4,2022.
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Ruto made the remarks on Friday during a meeting with the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair at State House, Nairobi.

Blair is also the executive chairman of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.

The President further said they will also use modern technology to enhance service delivery.

President William Ruto and the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the State House on Novermber 4,2022.
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"We are looking at transacting between 80 and 90 per cent of government services online," he added.

Ruto added that those at the bottom of the economic pyramid will have access to affordable credit online, bringing in his Hustler Fund promise.

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and the Information, Communication and Digital Economy CS Eliud Owalo were present.

President William Ruto with former British PM Tony Blair, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and ICT CS Eliud Owalo and other officials at the State House, Nairobi on Friday, November 4,2022.
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