The reduced human interface in procurement processes will be a big achievement in the fight against corruption, Finance Ministry Permanent Secretary has said.

“A fully implemented [e-government procurement] system [will] generate significant efficiency gains and improve service delivery, reduce endemic delays in public procurement, minimise avenues for corruption through reduced human interaction, facilitate real-time access to business opportunities [and] minimize cost of doing business by eliminating manual paper-based procurement transactions,” he said, noting that the system will also increase bidder participation and enhance transparency in the public procurement and disposal processes.

Government has previously reported huge losses due to inefficient procurement and disposal processes with billions of money lost to corruption and system manipulations.

In 2022, the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets unearthed glaring irregularities in 55 procurements by UNRA leading to loss of billions of shilling in two years.

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