How Much Govt Makes In Millions Daily Using eCitizen- Felix Koskei
Koskei expressed confidence that full compliance would see daily revenue cross more than the Ksh1 billion allocated target.
Marvin Chege 
The Head of Public Service and State House Chief of Staff, Felix Koskei has revealed that the government makes Ksh281 million every day through revenues drawn from the eCitizen platform.
In a statement on Tuesday, November 14, Koskei revealed that 250 government entities are so far utilizing the Citizen platform which aims to make easier the delivery of citizen services to Kenyans.
"So far, 250 Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) are fully onboard the e-Citizen, offering over 16,000 government services, up from 397 in June 2022, generating Ksh281 million in daily revenue," he revealed.
Koskei expressed confidence that full compliance would see daily revenue cross more than the Ksh1 billion allocated target.
A screenshot of the e-Citizen platform. /FILE
He further asked the government institutions yet to comply with the government's directive on consolidating their services to one paybill number to do so.
"I also call on government institutions that are still operating paybill and till numbers other than 222222 to close them down as per the Presidential Directive," he urged.
The government on Wednesday, November 8 summoned the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of 17 state agencies for failing to comply with President William Ruto's order regarding payment of government services through eCitizen.
The Secretary to the Cabinet Mercy Wanjau, who chairs the eCitizen Implementation Committee, revealed that the CEOs were set to appear for a meeting on Tuesday, November 14 to explain why they have not yet enforced the order.
Also expected to attend include Principal Secretaries (PS) for State Departments under which the agencies fall as well as board chairpersons.
“Following conversations that have happened, these state corporations have been invited for a meeting on Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. and this meeting is to be attended by the CEO, the chair of the board and the PS who is the accounting officer,” she said.
Wanjau, who was speaking in Syokimau, Machakos County, revealed that the summons were made following a comply-or-explain letter that had been sent to the various agencies on August 4, 2023.
Among the parastatal bosses summoned come from firms such as:
- Kenya Revenue Authority
- Kenya Power
- Kenya National Examination Council
- National Hospital Insurance Fund
- Higher Education Loans Board
- Hustler Fund
- Agricultural Finance Corporation
- Kenyatta National Hospital
- Kenya Bureau of Standards
- Kenya Ports Authority
- National Cereals and Produce Board
- National Aids Control Council
- Mathari Referral and Teaching Hospital
- Kenya Railways Corporation
- Kenya Ferry Services Limited
- Kenya National Trading Corporation
- Kenya School of Government
She further stated that even though the agencies had initially been granted a temporary exemption from closing their PayBill numbers and channelling all payments to 222222 on account of their unique services, they were still bound by the December 31 deadline.
“The exemption was on the premise that indeed you need time but you still must remain on the pathway for digitisation without fracturing your services,” added Wanjau.
