The Kenyan government is strengthening collaboration between the Executive and Parliament to accelerate the legislative and policy reforms needed to support the country’s digital transformation agenda and Digital Superhighway programme.
Principal Secretary for the State Department for ICT and Digital Economy, Eng. John Kipchumba Tanui, met with Principal Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. Aurelia Chepkirui Rono, to discuss closer coordination on the legislative agenda supporting Kenya’s digital economy. The meeting also explored the digitalisation of parliamentary processes to improve automation, efficiency and effectiveness.
According to Tanui, the discussions focused on fast-tracking transformative digital legislation, strengthening governance frameworks and ensuring Kenya’s legal and regulatory environment evolves alongside rapidly advancing technologies.
The engagement builds on several milestones already achieved, including the enactment of the Technopolis Act, the establishment of the Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Kenya-AIST), ongoing efforts to create a National Cybersecurity Agency, and policy reforms covering cloud computing, business process outsourcing and data protection.
Looking ahead, the government is prioritising the ICT Authority Bill, the Kenya Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies Policy, the National Data Governance Policy, the National Digital Policy, the National Cybersecurity Policy and the Technopolis Regulations to strengthen governance, innovation and investment across the country’s digital economy.
The government said sustained collaboration between the Executive and Parliament will be critical in creating a modern legislative framework that supports innovation, protects citizens, attracts investment and accelerates Kenya’s long-term digital transformation.
