E-Commerce Trade In Kenya To Be Serviced By Drones
Yesterday saw the President conduct the Mashujaa day festivities marked on the 20th of October every year. Among the many things he talked about, he spoke on the rolling out of e-Commerce in Kenya. Because of this, the next frontier of e-Commerce within our nation will be powered by the National Address System that will be rolled out across our nation. The e-commerce trade channel will be serviced with drones made by Kenyans for Kenyans.
While e-commerce has recorded a steep growth in urban areas since the coronavirus pandemic outbreak in March, its adoption has been slow in rural Kenya. This is due to unavailable location data online, among other challenges.
Geospatial mapping
There has been a completion of geospatial mapping up to sub-location level. Which had not been conducted since 1972. It now paves the way for roll out of the National Addressing System that has been under development since 2016.
This now means location and address of all buildings, streets, geographical features in the country will be available on services such as Google Maps. Making ride-hailing services and delivery of goods bought online easier. The mapping has similarly helped the government keep inventory of all schools, hospitals, public utilities and infrastructure.
The president also spoke on youth empowerment and he had the following to say. These young innovators not only delivered high quality of work, they also did so at a fraction of the set cost. For example, in respect to the mapping of our national resources under the National Airborne Geophysical Survey Project. A private firm had quoted to do it at a cost of Sh30 billion. But our team of young professionals have programmed to do the job at a cost of Sh4 billion. Currently, this project is at 70% completion.
With the completion of this seminal project, the comprehensive geology of our country is now known. And that information will be used to chart a path to prosperity and self-sufficiency for host communities and the wider nation.
