Baringo Senator Gideon Moi was on Tuesday elected as the new chairman of the Senate committee on Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
He was elected unopposed as senators also chose their chairpersons and their vice chairpersons to head their five committees.
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The son of long-serving Head of State thanked his colleagues for expressing confidence in his leadership and pledged to make the committee dynamic.
“I am happy and delighted that my colleagues settled on me as their chairman. I promise to carry expectations they have on me to the expected standards. The committee will do its part to ensure the benefits of ICT reach even the far-flung areas,” he said as quoted by The Digital Standard.
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Nominated Senator Halake Abshiro will be his deputy.
Mr Moi said his committee would ensure as many people as possible benefit from the ICT sector.
He also pledged to fast-track audit on technologies currently being used in Kenya to find out why ICT infrastructure is not accessible in certain regions of the country.
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