Safaricom boss meets four governors over digitisation of services

Ndegwa met four governors from Muranga, Laikipia, Uasin Gishu and Elgeyo Marakwet

In Summary
  • They discussed how the government engages with communities through Safaricom and M-Pesa in health, education and economic empowerment.
  • On January 6, President William Ruto said at least 300 government had digitised their services.
Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa during a meeting with governors over digitisation of payments on January 24.
Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa during a meeting with governors over digitisation of payments on January 24.
Image: PETER NDEGWA/TWITTER

Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa on Tuesday held discussions with four governors over digitisation of payments.

Ndegwa met governors from Muranga, Laikipia, Uasin Gishu and Elgeyo Marakwet.

In a statement, he said they discussed how the government engages with communities through Safaricom and M-Pesa in health, education and economic empowerment.

"We are keen to support these counties in digitising their processes, especially on payments and we have agreed on the way forward," he said.

He said that Safaricom is ready to support sports, especially athletics and nurture a new generation of marathoners.

On January 6, President William Ruto said at least 300 government had digitised their services.

In November 2022, the government announced plans to migrate all its services to the digital platform in six to 12 months. 

Ruto said the government will have digitised 5,000 government services by June.

“I expect that the 5,000 undigitised services should be done in the next six months for Kenyans to access land records and other government services without unnecessary bureaucracy,” he said.

The President said Kenyans should be able to pay for government services from the comfort of their home.

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