Kenya opens new Tech Hub to expand digital skills training
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President William Ruto opened a Jitume ICT Hub at the Kenya School of TVET’s Moiben Campus in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya, to give young people access to digital skills and online work.
The hub is part of a national effort to extend technology and economic opportunities beyond large cities. With this new facility, Kenya now has 391 digital hubs equipped with a total of 23,387 devices.
The Jitume program has also installed Virtual Desktop Infrastructure in 186 of the country’s 253 technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions. Over 115,000 trainees and young people have already participated in the program, which aims to connect them with remote work and online services. Government officials stated that they plan to continue expanding the program to the remaining 67 TVET institutions still awaiting equipment, further increasing access to digital infrastructure and training.
Several organizations, including Konza Technopolis and the Communications Authority of Kenya, contributed to the initiative.
