ABSTRACT
A survey of educational institutions has identified some of the current programs and problems in computer use in Kenya. Responses from these institutions describe current problems, achievements, and long-term objectives. This chapter discusses the concerns for computer nomenclature and other problems. Between 1984 and 1987, the number of computers in educational institutions in Kenya has increased by 270 percent, and the number of educational establishments with computers has increased by 50 percent. Even at the tertiary level in the government-funded sector, the majority of the computers acquired have been purchased with donor funds. In the survey requesting information on current problems, twenty educational institutions responded in various categories: maintenance, power supply, availability of software, staff, cost of computers in Kenya, lack of resources, and telecommunications. The chapter summarizes the description by seventeen educational institutions about their specific achievements in the use of computers in education.
