Moi University and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture &
Technology (JKUAT) have won the Sh17 billion laptop tender to supply
laptops to primary schools in all counties.
The
consortium of Moi University and South African research and investing
firm JP SA Couto will oversee the supply, installation and commissioning
of the digital learning solution for schools in 26 counties.
On the other hand, JKUAT together with its partner Positivo BGH will supply and install the laptops in 21 counties.
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| class one pupils with laptops in class |
“This
is a major milestone towards the implementation of the Digital Literacy
Programme. We will now move to the proof of concept in 150 schools
across the country,” said acting ICT Authority CEO Robert Mugo.
The
two winning suppliers will first demonstrate their ability by
connecting 150 selected urban, peri-urban and rural schools across the
47 counties. An additional nine schools are allotted to Special
Education Schools.
Moi
University and JKUAT beat the Kenyatta University & BRCK
Ltd/Guangzhou Institute of Technology consortium, the Multimedia
University consortium which consists of Symphony Technologies Limited
& Equity Holding Group together with Tsinghua TongFang co Ltd.
Big
technology firms such as H.P which contested alone and
Lenovo, which was in a group with Trans Business Machine, Specicom &
Ensure Services lost the race. Huawei Technologies together with
University of Nairobi also fell short of the set requirements.
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