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This article looks at instructional computing in Kenyan preschools and primary schools and the role computers can play in improving the educational skills of our children and in preparing them to become socially efficient. Just as learning to read prepares children to workand live in this world, learning to use computers plays a similar role. The article first defines computer literacy and then analyzes the role of computers in the teaching and learning process. Then it outlines reasons why children like computers. The different ways computers are used in instruction in pre-schools and primary schoolsa in Kenya are also discussed and reasons why computersa are not used in most of pre-schools and primary schools in Kenya.