I was watching a news clip on how some students and pupils cannot access any education material during this period of school shutdowns because of the covid-19 pandemic. These students do not have access to smartphones or televisions in their homes. The clip included a young girl pleading with the government to provide a smartphone to her parent so that she could continue learning.
There are a number of measures that the government has taken, these include working with education agencies to create content that is aired on television channels like EduTV and radio stations. A number of my friends (techies) mocked the plan to air content via radio, what they don’t realize is how many people have access to radio compared to other form of mass communication.
Looking at Volume 4 of the Kenya Housing and Population Census 2019, 56.9% of the population have access to radio while 8.8% has access to computer/laptop/tablet and only 17.9% have internet access. Report can be found here https://www.knbs.or.ke/?wpdmpro=2019-kenya-population-and-housing-census-volume-iv-distribution-of-population-by-socio-economic-characteristics
britone mwasaru 