NAIROBI, 4th Nov. 2026 – Kenya’s Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) system has awarded 4,470 contracts worth about Sh18.3 billion since it went live on 7 April 2025, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has said.
Speaking at a breakfast meeting organised by the Institute of Public Finance (IPF), Mbadi said the platform has so far onboarded 1,546 procuring entities, processed over 30,000 requisitions and registered 45,000 suppliers.
The system has been integrated with key state platforms — IFMIS, the Business Registration Service (BRS), the National Construction Authority (NCA), Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) and i-Tax — a move the CS said has strengthened transparency, accountability and efficiency in public spending.
Mbadi said the success of e-GP will not be measured by onboarding alone, but by sustained use, compliance and capacity building for both public institutions and suppliers.
He singled out Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs), as well as businesses owned by youth, women and persons with disabilities, saying deliberate effort is needed to ensure they can compete effectively on the platform.
The next phase, he said, will extend e-GP to the remaining procuring entities and roll out new modules for electronic complaints and appeals, and contract management. Development partners are expected to support technical integration and change management.
The government is positioning e-GP as a core public procurement reform to tighten oversight, curb irregularities, boost competition and deliver greater value for money.
