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,

David Indeje 
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