IT in Kenya - Phenomenal Growth

Kenya has always been in the forefront of developments in Information Technology and has emerged as one of Africa’s leaders in this area. Indeed, Information Technology is one of the fastest growing sectors in the country.

In recent years, there has been a considerable drop in the cost of hardware and software, and this has further led to the growth of this sector.

Information Technology is now in use in various sectors of the economy such as banking, accounting, medical services, transportation, mining, research, defense, agriculture, and communications. Key Kenyan para-statal organizations and some government institutions are also progressively making use of Information Technology.

Skilled Personnel

Most Kenyan universities offer degree courses in IT and various colleges, technical and management training institutions offer diploma courses. Kenya therefore has skilled personnel in the IT profession, including computer programmers, software developers, hardware maintenance engineers, systems analysts, and I T consultants AR-SA".

The Kenya Government has also started training its own staff on IT related subjects and proposes mainstreaming of IT training within all schools, colleges and universities.

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