The World Bank has sanctioned eCitizen founder James Ayugi and his firm, Webmasters Kenya Ltd., for fraudulent practices in a tendering process for a project in Somalia.

• The duo has been blacklisted from participating in any World Bank-financed projects for five years.
• James Ayugi misrepresented the availability of key experts and used their CVs without authorization to win a contract worth approximately Sh12.7 million.
• The fraudulent and obstructive practices involved a project aimed at increasing access to basic digital financial and government services in Somalia.