Nairobi County approves free iPads for MCAs to cut on paper

Apple iPad tablets.   AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD / FILE

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• The gadgets are among perks enjoyed by the legislators, who are already enjoying grants for a Sh3 million mortgage and a Sh2 million car loan.

By KIARIE NJOROGE
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The Nairobi County Assembly will spend nearly Sh8 million to buy iPads for its 127 members in a bid to cut the cost of paper and reduce its carbon footprint, the budget team has said.

In its recommendations, the budget and appropriations committee said that paper was environmentally unfriendly, adding that the county needs to go digital.

 

“It is based on the need to align itself to the national government trademark of digitalising government operations that the assembly budget has set aside funds to purchase iPads for members, which will aim to address conclusively problems associated with paper work,” said committee chairman Michael Ogada.

The ward representatives will now access the Hansard, Order Paper, Bills, motions, committee reports and statements through the gadgets. An iPad costs about Sh60,000, which will see City Hall pay Sh7.8 million for the gadgets.

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