NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 22 – Tatu City has started an After-School Artificial Intelligence (AI) Program to help young students gain digital and coding skills.
The program is part of Tatu Reach, the city’s community development initiative.
The first group of students has already graduated after completing a 13-week course in front-end web development and AI. The training covered basic coding, digital literacy, and problem-solving, using tools like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Twenty students from Tatu Primary School, located within Tatu City, took part in the pilot phase. They learned how to build simple websites, work with technology, and think creatively.
“At Tatu City, we want to prepare our young people for the jobs of the future,” said Solomon Mahinda, Executive Vice President of Tatu City. “This program gives them the skills they need to benefit from the many technology opportunities being created at Tatu City.”
The event was attended by officials from the Ministry of ICT and the Digital Economy, who praised the initiative for supporting Kenya’s digital skills agenda.
The program was supported by partners including Qhala, Power Learn Project Africa, Ngeda, Viking Cruises, and CCI Global, who provided training materials, tutors, and computers.
Since 2023, the Tatu City Training Academy has offered free vocational courses in masonry, plumbing, steel fixing, and security to more than 600 people from the community. The new AI program is part of efforts to give young people modern technology skills.
Tatu Reach also supports education and youth programs such as school feeding, which has provided over two million meals, and Tatu Rugby, which teaches teamwork and life skills.
Tatu City, located near Nairobi, attracts more than 25,000 people daily and has drawn over KES 400 billion in investments from companies like Heineken, Naivas, NCBA, and CCI Global.
