Over 1,400 entities sign up to State's e-procurement system

All ministries, state departments and independent commissions have registration on the e-government procurement system...
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Over 1,400 entities, including all ministries, state departments, and independent commissions, have registered on Kenya's new e-GP system for government procurement, which launched on July 1. The National Treasury insists that all government offices must use this system to "sanitise" procurement processes, despite strong opposition from county governments.
- 1,420 procuring entities and 8,225 suppliers have registered on the e-GP platform.
- Principal Secretary for Public Investments and Assets Management Cyrell Odede confirmed the system's readiness, stating that budgets have been uploaded.
- The Council of Governors, led by Chairman Ahmed Abdullahi (Wajir Governor), opposes the system, arguing it is "not working" and threatens to withhold funds.
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