President William Ruto has warned reluctant government agencies against refusing to comply with the directive for all payments to be made via pay bill 222222.
The Head of State said on Sunday some heads of state agencies are now asking that payments be made by cheque to avoid accountability over government monies they collect.
He, however, put such officers on notice saying it won't be business as usual come next year.
"There are those directors who have not implemented the 222222 government pay bill...I'm warning them today. They are now asking for cheques to bypass accountability.
"And I'm giving them last warning...every government service must be paid through government pay bill 222222," Ruto said.
Last December, the government announced that all payments for government services shall be made through e-citizen portal and stipulated 222222 as the the official government pay bill number.
President Ruto said Kenyans should be able to pay for government services from the comfort of their homes without necessarily going to places physically.
Government payments going digital is a step aimed at increasing revenue collection, minimising the cost of collection and enhancing service delivery.
The President said digitisation is already making huge strides in sealing corruption loopholes in matters tax collection.
In June, Ruto directed that more than 1,000 pay bill numbers used for the collection of payments for government services be shut within 90 days.
He also directed all ministries, state departments and agencies to give a status update on the onboarding of all government services to e-Citizen ahead of the December 31, deadline.
