EAC govts banking on e-commerce for service

Residents access Internet services at a Huduma centre in Nyeri town, Kenya. PHOTO | FILE

The East Africa Community governments are using technology to promote e-commerce and take services closer to citizens.

Kenya has allocated Ksh2.5 billion ($25.7 million) towards increasing the one-stop shop Huduma Centres and Ksh1.9 billion ($19.5 million) for the continued rollout of Integrated Financial Management Information Systems.