Kenya Targets 120,000 People for Digital Skills Training Across 19 Counties
The initiative is being implemented through the Authority’s Universal Service Fund (USF) under its Digital Skilling Project, with a focus on communities in unserved and underserved areas.
Kenya’s Communications Authority (CA) is targeting to equip 120,000 Kenyans across 19 counties with digital skills over the next three years as part of efforts to bridge the country’s digital divide.
The initiative is being implemented through the Authority’s Universal Service Fund (USF) under its Digital Skilling Project, with a focus on communities in unserved and underserved areas.
The CA said the programme is designed to complement connectivity efforts by ensuring that people have the skills needed to meaningfully participate in the digital economy.
According to the Authority, access to internet connectivity alone is insufficient to close the digital divide, as users also need the ability to navigate and use digital technologies confidently and sustainably.
Speaking during a stakeholders’ workshop on digital skilling, Director of the Universal Service Fund, Eng. Dennis Chepkwony, highlighted the importance of collaboration in implementing the programme and extending its reach to communities with limited digital access.
The initiative supports the Kenyan government’s digital skills objectives under the Kenya National Digital Master Plan 2022–2032, which seeks to expand digital capabilities across the country.
The CA said the programme reflects its broader vision of achieving digital access for all by combining connectivity with the skills required to benefit from digital services and opportunities.
