i Table of Contents Contents Contents Table of Contents i,ii,iii List of Acronyms iv,v Foreword by the Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and Technology vi Preface and Acknowledgement by the Principal Secretary vii Executive Summary viii,ix CHAPTER ONE 1 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Background 1 1.1 Vision, Mission, Mandate And Core Values. 2 1.1.1 Vision 2 1.1.2 Mission 2 1.1.3 Core Values 2 1.1.4 Mandate And Function Of The Ministry 2 1.2 Structure Of The Ministry 2 1.3 Past Performance 3 1.3.1 Achivements Under Strategic Plan 2008-2013 3 1.3.2 Emerging Issues And Challenges 5 1.3.3 Lessons Learnt 6 CHAPTER TWO 7 2.0 SITUATION ANALYSIS 7 2.1 Introduction 7 2.2 Environmental scan 7 2.3 SWOT Analysis 11 2.3.1 Strengths 11 2.3.2 Weaknesses 11 2.3.3 Opportunities 11 2.3.4 11 Threats 2.4 National, regional and global development challenges 12 2.5 12 ICT-related challenges to be addressed; CHAPTER THREE 13 3.0 Kenya’s Development Agenda 13 3.1 Priority Areas To Be Addressed Under The Second Medium Term Plan 2013-17. 14 3.2 Sector Stakeholders 16 CHAPTER FOUR 17 4.0 Role Of The Ict In Relation To Kenya’s Development Agenda 17 4.1 Flagship Programmes And Projects 17 4.2 Other Priority Projects 17