“No going back on e-procurement roll out,” Ruto tells public officers

"We have said we are putting this e-procurement in place, so that everybody can know how much an item was bought for and who sold it to the government. And why did the person with two shillings not get that tender, but the person with ten shillings did? That is what we want to do..

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President William Ruto has affirmed there will be no reversal of Kenya's new electronic procurement system, despite opposition. He defended the platform as crucial for eliminating corruption in government goods and services acquisition.

The e-Government Procurement (e-GP) system, launched on April 7, 2025, is mandatory for all public procurement processes from the 2025/26 financial year.
National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi states the system is expected to save Kenya up to Sh50 billion annually by curbing fraud.
President Ruto dismissed critics, including procurement officers, stating their resistance is due to a desire to continue with old corrupt practices.