e-Government | KENYA

The Directorate of e-Government (DeG) was established in June 2004 as a Government commitment to make e-Government a reality and to ensure that it provides better services to Kenyans. DeG is headed by the ICT Secretary at the Presidency and Cabinet Affairs Office, Office of the President.

The Mandate of DeG
The mandate of DeG is to provide leadership, facilitation and coordination of e-Government services across ministries and accounting units. DeG  further coordinates and prepares of the e-Government Strategy including the implementation plan, and monitoring and evaluation of the process.

Kenyans, like other citizens if the world, are increasingly turning to online transactional services to conduct their day-to-day affairs. The Directorate of e-Government’s goal is to increasingly contribute to developing e-Services for Government; Services that are easy to use, meet the real needs of people and ensure security and privacy.

The Directorate of e-Government discharges the following functions:

1. Develop, coordinate and define ways so that electronic and information technology business strategies assist government to operate more effectively and efficiently in delivering services to citizens;
2. Provide coordination and advice on issues pertaining to electronic business, telecommunications and technology;
3. Plan and develop strategies and direct government wide activities to support other agencies;
4. Participate in the development, analysis and evaluation of government wide technology issues, policies and legislation.

Here are the Strategic Objectives for the Directorate of e-Government.