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The official said the government blog would push public officials to perform better in their fields of expertise, in addition to easing the current problems faced by journalists trying to gain access to credible information, especially from the government.
"It would be a huge task, but we will set it up and we would have people there to respond to queries. The good thing about the blogs is that people would be more honest," he said.
Kenyans have been discussing the possibilities of introducing more information, communication and technology policies in a country still pulled back by an array of obsolete Information and Communications Technology (ICT) laws, despite the push to modernise the government operations.
Kenya is yet to enact an ICT bill, which would pave the way for online trading.
The government considers the introduction of the ICT bill, which is expected to become law within the next two months, an important tool in unlocking Kenya's ICT potential.
Ndemo, who met Kenyan media editors at a meeting to strike a working rapport, said the government was keen on enacting a new law to open up the window for Internet-based transactions, including the acceptance of electronic signatures.
He said Kenya had a number of youthful traders keen on exploiting the international market, but that this had been delayed by the failure to create an ICT legislation.
"This new e-transactions would be a boost to the media and especially the electronic newspapers, but a lot depends on the speed of setting up the fibre optic cable," the Permanent Secretary said.
He said the passing of the proposed ICT bill, which has been delivered to parliament, would also ease television broadcasting, allowing local broadcasters to get revenue from Internet-based broadcasting.
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