An agitated President William Ruto on Thursday, November 28, put on notice directors of key agencies within his government who he claims have been undermining government efforts in the digitisation of government services.
The Head of State accused the officials of being involved in the likely provision of public funds, arguing there is no transparency in their dealings. Some of the companies named by the President include the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and the country's electricity distributor, Kenya Power Company (KPLC).
Speaking during the First Anniversary of the eCitizen Directorate, at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, the President revealed that the 34 agencies were yet to comply with his Presidential directive on onboarding key services they offer on the eCitizen digital platform.
''These entities are yet to comply with my directive of onboarding government services in their departments on the platform,’’ Ruto stated.
Ruto consequently gave the agencies one week to comply with the directive or face the axe. ''They have one week to comply, otherwise, they can make use of the door,'' Ruto warned.
The visibly agitated President listed all the 34 state agencies that were yet to comply with the directives, maintaining that they were promoting revenue loopholes.
''These entities are yet to comply with my directive, that their services, payments and revenues must be on the eCtitizen platform so that Treasury can follow on the revenues that are being collected by the government,'' Ruto stated.
He also pointed out a scheme by some state agencies that had onboarded the eCitizen platform but still deployed mischievous ways by retreating to old payment models, to escape being noticed by the Treasury.
''We still have government agencies that have come to the eCitizen platform, but retreat once in a while to go and use alternative means of payment including games with some banks,'' he noted.
The President ordered the directors of the notorious companies to comply within a time frame of three days and submit to his office a report on the same.
''I want a record of the last three months of government agencies that are already on the eCitizen platform but have decided to use alternative means with grey spaces so that we can take action against the people who are undermining transparency,'' Ruto added.
Further, Ruto warned the state agencies against flouting his directive insisting that ignorance of the same opened loopholes for pilferage of public money.
List of Companies:
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The National Cancer Institute of Kenya
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Kenya Hospital Authority Trust Fund
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Kenya Nutritionist and Dieticians Institute
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Health Records and Information Managers Board
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National Syndemic Disease Control Council
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Occupational Therapy Council of Kenya
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Digital Health Authority
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Kenya Biovax Institute Limited
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Kenya National Public Health Institute
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Kenya Health Human Resource Authority
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Kenya Water Institute
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Tana-Athi Water Works Development Agency
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Water Sector Trust Fund
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Kenya Engineering Technology Registration Board
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Kenya Ports Authority(KPA)
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The Independent Policing Oversight Authority(IPOA)
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Private Security Regulatory Authority
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Nairobi International Finance Centre
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Kenya Reinsurance Corporation
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Financial Reporting Centre
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Kenya Institute of Supplies Management
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Consolidated Bank of Kenya
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Development Bank of Kenya
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Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board(KASNEB)
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Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya(ICPAK)
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Institute of Certified Secretaries
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Energy Petroleum and Regulatory Authority(EPRA)
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Kenya Power Company Limited(KPLC)
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Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy(REREC)
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Geothermal Development Company(GDC)
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Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited
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National Defence University(NDU)
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The Kenya Space Agency
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The Shipyard Limited
