Court Halts IMF-Backed e-Procurement Rollout As Governors, MPs Heighten Opposition
The Treasury has projected KSh150 billion in savings for the 2025/26 financial year from the shift to e-procurement..
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The High Court has suspended the Treasury’s directive for a mandatory electronic procurement system, ordering that both digital and manual submissions be accepted. This decision halts a key IMF-backed reform despite the Treasury’s projection of KSh150 billion in savings.
- The Treasury projected KSh150 billion in savings for the 2025/26 financial year from the e-procurement shift.
- Justice Bahati Mwamuye issued the conservatory orders.
- The Council of Governors stated only three Counties participated in the pilot before national enforcement.
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Kenya's Public Workforce Exceeds One Million; Court Halts IMF-Backed e-Procurement System - September 2025
Kenya's total public service workforce has surpassed one million employees, partly due to growth at the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). The TSC remains the country's largest public employer, with its workforce expanding by 5.2 percent to 410,700 in 2024. In a related development, the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) projects that the public wage bill will decrease in the third quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year, with both national and county governments anticipating lower wage-bill-to-revenue ratios. Meanwhile, the High Court has suspended the Treasury’s mandatory electronic procurement system, a key IMF-backed reform. The court ordered that both digital and manual submissions be accepted, halting a rollout the Treasury had projected would save KSh150 billion.
