The National Treasury has accelerated the rollout of the Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) system to enhance transparency, accountability and efficiency in public procurement.
National Treasury and Economic Planning Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi affirmed that the digital system launched on July 1, 2025, is now operational across ministries, departments, agencies, county governments and state corporations.
He confirmed that 1,285 procuring entities and 7,637 suppliers have already registered on the platform while over 2,000 procurement officers from state departments and county governments have completed training.
Additionally, Mbadi disclosed that a further 5,000 officers are undergoing training through webinars, in addition to 4,000 suppliers trained weekly.
For counties, the CS noted that 31 have so far been cleared by the Controller of Budget and their budgets are being processed for integration into the e-GP system by Monday September 1.
To support the rollout, he revealed that the Treasury has deployed 100 Trainers of Trainers (ToTs) to guide procuring entities and set up a call centre for technical support.
Similarly, Mbadi announced that the Officers’ contact details will be published on the Treasury website this week for ease of access.
The CS was speaking during a media briefing on the electronic Government Procurement system (e-GP) at The National Treasury building in Nairobi where he cautioned the officers against resisting the system, stressing that there will be no exemptions in its use.
Equally, he urged accuracy in budget uploading and procurement planning, warning that errors will be costly to correct.
Meanwhile, Mbadi reiterated that the e-GP system would reduce the cost of goods, works, and services; increase transparency in procurement processes and practices; improve efficiency in procurement by minimising the procurement cycle time; maximise value for money; improve accountability; and improve confidentiality, integrity and authenticity of transactions between the procuring entity and suppliers.
The e-GP, according to the CS, will also streamline procurement processes across the government through standardisation and practices; enhance procurement information management that will facilitate procurement planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting which would later maximise money value, accountability, and enhance procurement.
He maintained that the EGP system will strengthen governance in procurement, standardise practices across government, and guarantee prudent use of public resources.
By Michael Omondi
