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Education, ICT, Culture & Social Services

by Kiambu County

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ECDE

The County could establish an ECDE Network which would provide opportunities for networking and collaboration with a view to enhancing resource mobilization.

  • The Department could liaise with private investors in order to establish centres that could be equipped with fun-and-play equipment.

 

Culture and Social Services

  • The directorate can work with the private sector to ensure that available social halls are utilized optimally.
  • Development and promotion of culture, music and dance. This is an area where the directorate can partner with investors so as to tap the potential that is there is the county.
  • Conservation of county heritage. This is an area where the directorate could work with investors since the county is rich in sites that are attractive.

 

Vocation Education and Training

Boards of Management for Youth Polytechnics could partner with the private investors, particularly in the area of equipping them so as to allow production of graduates who are competitive.

 

ICT

The directorate could partner with investors in order to progressively upgrade the County ICT infrastructure and connectivity to match national and international e-government standards. Working in collaboration with investors, the county could develop and operationalize service components that create opportunities for consumers and business operators to adopt e-services.

Since the county does not have structures to manage and dispose e-waste, it means that this is an area that the directorate could explore partnering with investors so as to ensure that environment is well taken care of. The directorate could partner with investors; particularly those operating learning institutions in order to enable ICT staff acquire new or upgrade their skills.

 


  • Ongoing investment Opportunities 

    ECDE

    • Refurbishment of  existing ECDE centres.
    • Provision of unimix to ECDE centres in 120 centres.
    • Culture and Social Services

     

    Conduct cultural festivals.

    • Initiate counseling programs.
    • Organize campaigns against use of drugs.
    • Rehabilitate Jamhuri rehabilitation centre.
    • Rehabilitation of existing social halls.
    • Assist CBOs to access UWEZO funds.
    • Promotion of herbal medicine sector.

     

    Vocational Training

    31 Youth polytechnics have already been equipped with training tools and equipment another 16 have been renovated and refurbished.  The Vocational Training directorate is tasked with the following: 

    • Refurbuishment of Youth Polytechnics.
    • Equipping Youth Polytechnics with modern equipment and tools.
    • Equipping Youth Polytechnics with ICT facilities

     

    ICT

    The directorate’s strategic objectives are as listed below:

    • Development of an effective institutional ICT Policy & Legal Framework.
    • Progressive development and upgrading of the County’s ICT infrastructure & connectivity.
    • Strengthen and monitor clients’ & business adoption of ICT.
    • Development of the County’s staff ICT competence and work environment.
    • Enhancement of Information and Data Security Management Systems and Support Processes.
    • Effective management of the County’s e-Waste in conjunction with the relevant partners. 
  • Mission:

    To empower the society through the provision of quality education and social services use of technology and promotion of cultural heritage.

    Vision:

    A dynamic and a multi skilled society actively participating in sustainable development.

    Role/Mandate of the Department:

    The Education,ICT, Culture and Social services Department mandate is:

    1. To enhance access, equity and quality services for all children from conception to 8 years.
    2. Promote and coordinate training and reseacrh for sustainable development
    3. To protect and promote the County's National heritage
    4. To effectively and efficiently promote gender equality and freedom form discrimination of all persons
    5. To improve the quality of life for all Kiambu people by targeting a cross-section of human, cultural and social welfare projects and programmes.
    6. To offer technical skills to the youth to enable them make a contribution to development of self and society.
    7. Offer the highest attainable standards of ICT in order to improve service delivery in the county.
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