Kenya Launches Phase One of Digital Literacy Programme for 10,382 Junior Secondary Schools

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki launched Phase One of Kenya's national Digital Literacy Programme (DLP) on July 11, 2026, delivering interactive smart boards and teacher laptops — more than 20,700 digital learning devices in total — to 10,382 public junior secondary schools. The programme, run by the ICT Authority in partnership with the Ministry of Education, will train over 62,000 JSS teachers in digital skills integration to support Kenya's Competency-Based Education curriculum. The rollout directly targets the skills and device dimensions of Kenya's connectivity usage gap, complementing the ITU/Communications Authority AI and robotics youth programme launched in May 2026.