Chinese tech group Huawei Technologies has signed an agreement to supply security equipment which will enable Police in Nakuru, Kisumu and Eldoret to be equipped with modern radio communication systems like that installed in Nairobi and Mombasa.
The deal was announced at a meeting with President Uhuru Kenyatta at their headquarters in Beijing on Sunday.
The equipment includes 6 eNodeB Stations, 150 Radio Trunking Terminals and a Radio Trunking System Core Network and Dispatch System.
The President also witnessed the signing of an agreement between Huawei and the Government of Kenya for Huawei to develop a Government Cloud Services Project.
The Government Cloud Services Project entails designing and building Government Cloud infrastructure where all government data and applications will be migrated to. Huawei will also build data exchange and sharing platforms to collaborate government services.
The President also witnessed the signing of another agreement where Huawei Technologies has offered to train 30 Kenyan youth in ICT over the next three years.
Huawei has played a big role in modernisation of police surveillance systems in Nairobi and Mombasa and is also a technology partner in the development of the Standard Gauge Railway.
President Kenyatta said Kenya appreciates the role played by the Chinese company in Kenya’s development and progress.
“Let us work together and we count on your support as we work on developing our technologies,” said the President when he met the CEO of Huawei Technologies.
