Information Permanent Secretary Bitange Ndemo said Thursday the government also 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.
"The blog will allow the government to respond to everyday issues being raised by the citizens," Ndemo told journalists in Nairobi.
"More and more people are turning to the internet to read, write or say whatever they want to say and if such forums were properly utilized, especially during the election period, we would not have experienced the kind of problems we had in the country at the beginning of the year."
The blog will first begin as a month-long pilot project under the information and communications ministry before being incorporated in all other ministries.
The official said the government blog would push public officials to perform better in their fields of expertise. It would also ease 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 ICT laws, despite the push to modernize the government operations.
The draft Bill has been under discussion for more than five years and is yet to become law despite the increased use of new technology in the country.
The new framework will allow the provision of multiple services under a single license unlike the current regime whereby companies have to apply for multiple licenses. Enditem
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