Are you sure David that the national ICT budget was 15.6B out of 3.31Trillion? Because that would be pure sorcery. That is an invisible 0.471% of the budget. And how much does ICT contribute to the GDP? Between 8% and 15% depending on who you ask. Is ICT sector in Sub Saharan Africa the cow we are eager to milk without feeding On Thu, 7 Apr 2022, 16:32 David Indeje via KICTANet, < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers,
Kenya’s Finance Minister Presented a KSh3.31 trillion Budget for FY2022/23. Key to note, he said the ICT sector is key as it has the potential to accelerate economic recovery and improve livelihood.
As a result, the ICT sector was allocated KES 15.6 billion.
How it was split:
1. KES 620 Mn for govt shared services 2. Konza Data Center - KES 5.2 Bn for Infrastructure development and KES 3.8 Bn for the development of the data center. 3. KES 2.7 Bn maintenance of last-mile connectivity 4. KES 2.2 Bn National Optic Fibre Backbone (NOFBI) Phase 2 5. KES 1.4 Bn Eldoret-Nakodok fibre optic cable
*Kind Regards,*
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