The Nairobi County Assembly has turned into a digital hub.
This is courtesy of iPads issued to the 127 MCAs and its 20 employees in a bid meant to turn the county into a paperless environment thus cutting on printing costs.
According to Ngwele, the Nairobi County assembly clerk, no printed documents will ever be used in the house as from Tuesday, June 28, 2016. He said paperwork was cumbersome and expensive for the county.
"We can never anticipate their absence,” Ngwele said.
Reports, order papers indicating the business of the day, debates, bills, official; statements and Standing Orders are some of the key documents that the assembly prints on a regular basis. However, with the issuance of the iPads, these documents will be availed in soft copies.
Ngwele further said the digital devices have been pre-installed with a document management application that will enable the honourable members to automatically receive and update the documents just as soon as they are uploaded.
On data charges, the assembly will never incur any further data bundle charges when downloading the files since the application will download the document automatically.
The clerk, however, noted that the tablets will be valued basing on the Public Disposal and Procurement Act, and the will MCAs put in for the depreciated value until the expiry of their legal term in August 2017.