Home Business President Ruto commissions International Communication Center (CCI) in TATU City

President Ruto commissions International Communication Center (CCI) in TATU City

131
0
[H.E. The President of Kenya, Dr. William S. Ruto (bottom centre), at the commissioning of the CCI Tatu City Call Centre. Photo/courtesy]

President William Ruto has said that his government is implementing new laws and policies that will facilitate the growth of services enabled by Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the country.

The goal, the President announced, is to use these measures to help the government open opportunities in the Business Process Services (BPO) sector.

The government is aiming to improve the country’s competitiveness and bring it up to international standards to accelerate the growth of the BPO market and other services enabled by information technology.

According to the head of state, the goal is to increase the government’s investment in relevant infrastructure, including the national broadband network and digital centers, to create jobs for at least one million digital workers in the next five years.

“We are determined to claim our fair share of the BPO bread for the benefit of our young men and women who are eager to contribute to the growth of our economy,” he said.

He noted that Kenya’s strength lies in its many skilled young workers. These government policies prioritize the digital economy as a strategic pillar of the Bottom Up Economic Transformation Agenda. This education system emphasizes digital skills, a strategic area geographically aligned with world time, and proficiency in English, the most widely used language in macroeconomics.

President Ruto said this during the launch of the International Call Center (CCI) in City Tatu in Ruiru, Kiambu County, which has already created more than 5,000 jobs.

This new five-story building inside Tatu City, the 5,000-acre Special Economic Zone on Nairobi’s doorstep, represents a US$ 50 million investment into the Kenyan BPO industry. The state-of-the-art facility is Kenya’s largest call centre, promising to invigorate the nation’s economy by creating over 5,000 new job opportunities in the short term.

The president said the government is strengthening existing laws to create a favourable environment for the ICT-BPO sector to flourish.

“Our goal is to create a sector-specific law that is in line with international standards in the short, medium and long term,” he said.

 

The government’s efforts to strengthen the sector, President Ruto explained, include implementing BPO standards that meet international best practices, updating financial and non-financial incentives to keep pace with technological development, and investing in green energy.

The President called on investors to cooperate with the government in its program of digital centers so that BPO activities can succeed and expand.

On her part, US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman said that the United States is committed to increasing economic relations with Kenya for the mutual benefit of the citizens of both nations.

The ambassador added that the Economist Intelligence Unit has listed Kenya as a good place to do business in 2024, one of the two African countries that entered the list.

Those who attended were Ministers Rebecca Miano and Eliud Owalo, Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi and US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman.

Also in attendance were leaders from business and government, including Rishi Jatania, CEO of CCI Kenya; Stephen Jennings, Founder & CEO of Rendeavour; Martin Roe, CEO of CCI Global; and Greg Pearson, CEO and co-founder of GREA

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here