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Kenya Has Huge Untapped Potential For Digital Economy Growth – President Kenyatta

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Kenya has managed to record impressive progress in e-commerce, especially in areas such as mobile banking and e-government

President Uhuru Kenyatta today said there is huge potential and numerous opportunities for the growth of the digital economy in Kenya.

The President observed that Kenya's recent milestones in the digital space especially in the development and deployment of disruptive applications provide a good backbone for the growth of the digital economy in the country.

“Kenya has managed to record impressive progress in e-commerce especially in areas such as mobile banking and e-government. Some of the breakthroughs are in sectors such as agriculture, health and money transfer,” President Kenyatta said.

Speaking today during the ongoing Africa-European Union High Level Forum in Vienna, Austria, the President cited MPESA which has significantly improved financial inclusion in Kenya and in the eastern Africa region as an indication of the digital potential that the country holds.

Besides the financial sector, President Kenyatta said Kenya has made remarkable progress in the infusion of ICT technology in the delivery of health services.

“In recently celebrated cases, hospitals in Kenya now have the capability of undertaking complicated medical procedures using the internet,” President Kenyatta pointed out.

Other areas that have benefitted from digitization include the retail sector where increased penetration of broadband internet has result in booming online retail business.

In agriculture, the President said, digitalization has transformed the lives of farmers and others in the value chain by providing near real time agricultural and market information.

“Information from markets and payments are easily channelled to the farmers,” President Kenyatta said.

President Kenyatta underscored the importance of creating a conducive environment for the private sector to thrive so as to the much needed jobs and wealth for the population.

The President emphasized that Governments need to put in place an enabling environment that enables businesses to plan ahead with certainty.

“There is need for strong macroeconomic framework focusing on predicable policies, formalization of informal sector activities, addressing information asymmetries on existing investment opportunities, delimiting communication challenges, deepening reforms that reduce investment risks,” he said.

The Head of State urged the public sector policy makers to develop legal, political and regulatory mechanisms that support efficient and effective service delivery and which ultimately support the initiatives of the private sector.

In Kenya, the President said, the establishment of single contact points for business commonly referred to as “one-stop shop” where businesses can access all services under one roof has boosted the investment environment.

“In Kenya we have fully operationalized one stop shop services, Huduma centres,” President Kenyatta said.

The President also singled out quality, reliable and resilient infrastructure as a key enabler for investment decisions.

To prepare the youth well for the job opportunities in the private sector, President Kenyatta expressed the need to have in place commensurate education curriculum that links education institutions with the labour market demands as well as investing more in technical and vocational training especially among the post school population.

“There is need to enhance the education system to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education courses as a foundation for trade,” the President said.

President Kenyatta said provision of concessional credit and a favourable ease of doing business environment for start-ups and SMES is also key to creating jobs for the youth.

He singled out value addition targeting the current raw and unprocessed exports to developed countries as well as embracing digitalization as a means of value addition and transformation in public service delivery as key ingredients to Africa's transformation agenda.

“Value addition of these products will stimulate vertical and horizontal opportunities across the economy,” President Kenyatta said.

The Head of State informed the forum that Africa has enormous investment opportunities in nearly all sectors including agriculture, agribusiness, manufacturing and value addition, tourism, clean and renewable energy, affordable housing, water, education, extractives industry, ICT and infrastructure.

“Africa is currently the most profitable region with 11.4 percent return on investment compared to the global average of 7.2 percent. With a young population and fast expanding middle class formation, Africa has good prospects,” the President said.

President Kenyatta pointed out that trade agreements also provide a formal framework on which states trade in goods and services in an orderly and predictable manner, citing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) signed in March this year by African countries to facilitate intra-Africa trade.

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