William Ruto Encourages US Tech Giants To Invest In Kenya And Explains How The Government Is Using AI

President William Ruto attended the 79th UN General Assembly in New York, focusing on global governance, sustainable development, and climate action....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE

During the trip, Ruto participated in high-level discussions on the digital economy, emphasising inclusivity in emerging technologies like AI and data governance.

President William Ruto participated in the U.S.-Kenya Business and Investment Roundtable in New York, where he discussed Kenya’s use of technological advancements like artificial intelligence (AI) in national development.

When asked how Kenya was leveraging AI, Ruto highlighted its significant role in various sectors, particularly in education.

He explained that AI is being used to improve the efficiency of distributing education funds through means-testing instruments.

‘’Already we are leveraging AI to do two very important things. One, we are leveraging on AI to do our means testing instrument for how we are distributing education money to beneficiaries. We use AI to give us the algorithms on what is the financial status of each parent. ’’ Ruto revealed.

“We are using the same to desegregate how we distribute our fertiliser to farmers and we are now using it for the beneficiaries of our universal health coverage. There are people who the government has to pay for, and again, AI is helping us in that space,” Ruto added.

Regarding the legal framework, he assured attendees that legislation to regulate AI use in education and other sectors, such as agriculture, was already underway in Parliament…CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ARTICLES>>>