Treasury Fast-Tracks Rollout of Electronic Procurement System
By Wendy Sheilla
The National Treasury has accelerated the rollout of the Electronic Government Procurement (EGP) system to enhance transparency, accountability and efficiency in public procurement.
Cabinet Secretary for Treasury and Economic Planning, John Mbadi, says the digital system, launched on July 1, 2025, is now operational across ministries, departments, agencies, county governments and state corporations.
He confirms 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. A further 5,000 officers are undergoing training through webinars, in addition to 4,000 suppliers trained weekly.
Mbadi explains that the EGP system automates the entire procurement cycle from budgeting to payment, thereby reducing delays, cutting costs, and sealing loopholes for corruption. He says all state department budgets are being uploaded into the system and the exercise will be completed by the end of the week.
For counties, the CS notes that 31 have so far been cleared by the Controller of Budget and their budgets are being processed for integration into the EGP system by Monday, September 1, 2025. State corporations have also been directed to upload their budgets using Treasury approved templates.
To support the rollout, the Treasury has deployed 100 trainers of trainers (TOTs) to guide procuring entities and set up a call centre for technical support. Mbadi says the officers’ contact details will be published on the Treasury website this week for ease of access.
The CS cautions accounting officers against resisting the system, stressing that there will be no exemptions in its use. He urges accuracy in budget uploading and procurement planning, warning that errors will be costly to correct.
Mbadi says the EGP system will strengthen governance in procurement, standardize practices across government, and guarantee prudent use of public resource.
