The government will save up to Ksh 150 billion annually from procurement once the Electronic Government Procurement System is implemented.
National Treasury cabinet secretary John Mbadi says the implementation and the use of e-GP system will result in reduced cost of goods, works and services; increased transparency in procurement processes and practices, and improved efficiency in procurement among other benefits.
Earlier in the year, the National Treasury launched the rollout of e-GP in preparation for full e-GP system rollout on 1st July, 2025.
The system is meant to maximize value for money, improve accountability, confidentiality, integrity and authenticity of transaction between procuring entity and suppliers.
The government says there is ,marked improvements in procurement practices in the public sector.
So far, the e-GP system roll out has seen about 1,285 Procuring entities registered, 7,637 Suppliers onboarded while hundreds of Trainers of Trainees have been capacitated.
So far 31 counties have submitted their budgets and are currently being validated for upload to IFMIS and the e-GP system.
And as for State Corporations, the National Treasury says Finance Officers have been trained on how to prepare their budget on the e-GP budget template.
Once the e-GP template has been cleared, it is expected that the Finance Officer shall upload the same in the e-GP system to facilitate the preparation of the Procurement Plan.
