The government has proposed an allocation of Ksh700 million towards the implementation of the Electronic Government Procurement (eGP) system.
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, while presenting the 2025/2026 budget estimates before the National Assembly, confirmed that the significant sum would go towards rolling out the programme, which is aimed at addressing and sealing corruption loopholes in procurement within government agencies.
''The government is committed to transparency and accountability in procurement. In this regard, I have proposed an allocation of Ksh700 million for rolling out the implementation of the Electronic Government Procurement (eGP),'' Mbadi announced.
The government has set the 2025/2026 budget at Ksh4.29 trillion, which it aims to finance through revenues, loans, and grants from financial partners.
The World Bank confirmed the government's new procurement system, eGP, was among the strict conditions it has placed for further loans to Kenya.
The international lender told Bloomberg that it will unlock further financing for Kenya on the condition that President William Ruto's government implements wide-ranging economic reforms agreed on last year.
Meanwhile, the government is set to roll out the electronic procurement system in July, with 400 suppliers and national and county staff already trained.
With the rollout scheduled for July, all Kenyans seeking government tenders, bid bonds, procurement plans, tender evaluations, and budgetary allocations must use the eGP system.
The eGP platform was formally launched on April 7, 2025, at the Kenya School of Government. The system is aligned with the Digital Superhighway Agenda, which aims to deliver 80 per cent of public services online.
The system supports open contracting in compliance with international standards and enables full bid submission, evaluation, and contract award online.
Meanwhile, total revenue collections, including appropriation-in-aid for the 2025/2026 financial year, are projected at Ksh3.321 trillion.
Total expenditure is estimated at Ksh4.291 trillion, with Ksh3.134 trillion allocated to recurrent spending and Ksh693.2 billion set aside for development.
County governments are projected to receive a total allocation of Ksh474.9 billion.
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