- President William Ruto attended the 79th UN General Assembly in New York, focusing on global governance, sustainable development, and climate action
- Ruto participated in high-level discussions on the digital economy, emphasising the importance of inclusivity in emerging technologies like AI and data governance
- During the US-Kenya Business and Investment Roundtable, Ruto highlighted Kenya’s use of AI in various sectors, particularly in education, to improve efficiency in distributing education funds
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Elijah Ntongai, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, has more than three years of financial, business, and technology research and reporting expertise, providing insights into Kenyan and global trends.
President William Ruto attended the 79th UN General Assembly in New York, focusing on global governance, sustainable development, and climate action.
During the trip, Ruto participated in high-level discussions on the digital economy, emphasising inclusivity in emerging technologies like AI and data governance.
How Kenya is using AI
President Ruto participated in the U.S.-Kenya Business and Investment Roundtable in New York, where he discussed Kenya's use of technological advancements like artificial intelligence (AI) in national development.
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When asked how Kenya was leveraging AI, Ruto highlighted its significant role in various sectors, particularly in education.
He explained that AI is being used to improve the efficiency of distributing education funds through means-testing instruments.
‘’Already we are leveraging AI to do two very important things. One, we are leveraging on AI to do our means testing instrument for how we are distributing education money to beneficiaries. We use AI to give us the algorithms on what is the financial status of each parent. ’’ Ruto revealed.
"We are using the same to desegregate how we distribute our fertiliser to farmers and we are now using it for the beneficiaries of our universal health coverage. There are people who the government has to pay for, and again, AI is helping us in that space," Ruto added.
Regarding the legal framework, he assured attendees that legislation to regulate AI use in education and other sectors, such as agriculture, was already underway in Parliament.
Ruto meets Ford Foundation president
In related news, TUKO.co.ke reported that Ruto met with and engaged the president of the Ford Foundation, an American firm that deals with human welfare.
Ruto had accused the America-based foundation of sponsoring the anti-Finance Bill 2024 protests in July 2024.
However, he changed his tune when he met Ford Foundation president Darren Walker and other officials in New York.
He applauded the foundation for its commitment to the country, which aimed to ensure reforms in economic development.
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke
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