Opinion: ICT emerges as crucial sector for job creation amidst Covid – Eldah Onsomu



Business Daily | by Eldah Onsomu


The Covid-19 menace has had varied implications on various aspects of the Kenya economy. Unlike other sectors, ICT was able to bounce back fast after experiencing a shock in March and April last year.

This is evidenced by an increase in the number of ICT services agents, number and value of transactions as well as of customers. As an example, the number of mobile money agents increased by 26.2 percent from 224,108 in December 2019 to 282,929 in December 2020.

The number of clients rose by 13 percent from…

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