Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has expressed his satisfaction with the ongoing rollout of the electronic Government Procurement (eGP) system.
Mbadi revealed that the digital system is already gaining traction across the country, with 15 County Assemblies and 12 County Executives fully on-boarded, while the remaining counties are in the final stages of integration.
“The progress so far is impressive,” Mbadi said.
“The eGP system will transform how government entities procure goods and services by sealing loopholes that have for long enabled waste and corruption,” he stated.
The Treasury boss further disclosed that the system has been integrated with the Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) iTax platform, a move aimed at tackling tax evasion and improving compliance.
“This linkage between eGP and iTax will cure long-standing challenges in tax evasion by ensuring that every procurement transaction is traceable and verifiable,” Mbadi explained.
“We estimate that this integration will help the government save up to Sh200 billion annually through reduced leakages and enhanced revenue collection.”
The eGP platform, part of the government’s broader digital transformation agenda, seeks to automate the entire procurement process, from tendering and evaluation to contract management and payment.
Mbadi described it as a game-changer in enhancing transparency, efficiency, and accountability in public spending.
President William Ruto said it will enc corruption while enhancing competitiveness, fairness, and efficiency.
“It will help eliminate corruption, misuse of public funds, favoritism, and the practice of overpricing goods and services sold to public institutions,” the Head of State stressed.
He noted that more than 40 percent of public funds are estimated to be lost through corruption during procurement processes.
Governors had initially defied the directive accusing Treasury of rushing the rollout of the system, which they described as “defective” and ill-prepared to handle county operation.
“We call on the National Treasury to immediately withdraw the circular directing counties to implement e-GP until proper consultation is done,” said the county bosses.
Mbadi has stated that Treasury is working closely with the Council of Governors and the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) to ensure all 47 counties and national government entities are fully compliant.
The system was officially rolled out July.
“The goal is to have a unified, transparent procurement system across all levels of government,” he said.
To support its rollout, the Treasury provided training, technical support through a call center, and published contact details for officers involved in the process.
It also deployed 100 Trainers of Trainers (ToTs) to guide procuring entities.
The system is now operational across ministries, departments, agencies, and state corporations.
