Education, ICT, e-Government, and Public Communication

Education

Vision

A globally competitive education, training, research and innovation system for sustainable development.

Mission

To provide, promote and coordinate quality education and training for sustainable development.

Goal

The sector aims to provide quality ECD education and vocational training for all

Achievements

The Education sector at the county level focuses on the provision of ECDE and Vocational Training services. The sector prioritizes access to quality Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) and Vocational Training.

There are 2003 ECDE Centres in Nakuru County. 1003 are public while 1000 are privately owned. Out of the 1003 public ECDE Centres, 215 are stand-alone while 788 are embedded in primary schools. Enrollment for public ECDE in May 2023 was 60,571 with 30,946 girls and 29,625 boys.

The gross enrolment rate in ECDE stands at 96 per cent against a set target of 70 per cent. This is attributed to the construction of 305 new ECDE classrooms, improved sanitation and recruitment of 688 ECDE teachers. Plans to recruit more teachers are underway.

Implementation of a school feeding program in 22 ECDE centres has also aided in increased enrollment. The department is planning to roll out the School Feeding Program in the whole county to increase enrollment and retention and to improve the nutritional needs of the learners.

There are 33 Vocational Training Centres in the county. Enrolment has improved from 1733 students in the year 2018 to 5592 students in the year 2023 against a target of 2200. This is due to the recruitment of 152 trainers and the revitalization of 4 Vocational Training Centres. Plans are underway to have centres of excellence in every sub-county.

The Vocational Training Centre Capitation Programme has disbursed Ksh 166 million to Vocational Training Centres across the County. This allows access to free tuition for students which encourages enrollment in courses that develop their skills in pursuit of decent work and self-employment.

A total of 7,849 students have graduated from various County Vocational Training Centres with 10 per cent linked to the job market between the years 2018 and 2022

Approximately Ksh. 681.7 million had been disbursed to 154,560 students in secondary and tertiary institutions as bursaries by the year 2022. In 2023, the County Government of Nakuru disbursed bursary worth Ksh 177,250,852 benefiting over 50,000 students.

ICT, e-Government and Public Communications

Vision

A world-class provider of cost-effective public utility, infrastructure facilities and services in the areas of energy, transport, ICT and built environment.

Mission

To provide efficient, affordable and reliable infrastructure for sustainable economic growth and development

Goal

Develop a world class ICT infrastructure that ensures availability, efficient, reliable and affordable ICT services.

Achievements

The subsector priorities are in ICT infrastructure, e-Government services and Information & communication services.

The subsector has established seven digital centres in Rongai, Njoro, Kagoto, Shabaab,Kuresoi South, Menengai and Subukia to promote digital literacy, access to e-Government services and Business Process Outsourcing (BPOs). Plans are underway to construct 4 more Digital centres in the remaining Sub Counties inorder to have a total number of 11 Digital Centres. The department has increased the number of sites connected with WAN/LAN from three to 25 to increase access to ICT services and improve efficiency in service delivery.

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