11,500 Kenya Standard One pupils to get laptops today

ICT Director of Programmes and Standards Ronoh Kipronoh (left) and TSC Director of Teacher Management Mary Rotich show samples of the laptops and tablets that schools will get. At least 11,570 Standard One pupils from 150 selected schools countrywide will today start receiving free laptops. (PHOTO: FILE/ STANDARD)

At least 11,570 Standard One pupils from 150 selected schools countrywide will Tuesday start receiving free laptops. This comes as the Government begins to roll out the Sh17 billion laptop project.

In this pilot phase, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (Jkuat) and Moi University will provide laptops, routers and servers.