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Today, we convened a high-level meeting bringing together the National Treasury (@KeTreasury) led by Cabinet Secretary, @JohnMbadiN, development partners, and public finance stakeholders to advance the implementation of Electronic Government Procurement (eGP) as a key public form.
Digitalization of public procurement processes through the eGP is a key element of Kenya's PFM reforms. IPF role is to complement government leadership by supporting the government's eGP agenda as a wider governance and public financial management intervention that aims at improving transparency, accountability, efficiency, value for money, and fiscal discipline in the use of public resources.
Digitalization of public procurement processes through the eGP is a key element of Kenya's PFM reforms. IPF role is to complement government leadership by supporting the government's eGP agenda as a wider governance and public financial management intervention that aims at improving transparency, accountability, efficiency, value for money, and fiscal discipline in the use of public resources.
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Institute of Public Finance retweeted
In Kenya, the richest 10% own 62.8% of the country's wealth, while the poorest 50% own just 4%.
Does our tax system do enough to make things fairer?
A fairer tax system means a fairer society for all.
#TaxMdosiTufaidike #TaxJustice #FairTaxation #SharedProsperity
Does our tax system do enough to make things fairer?
A fairer tax system means a fairer society for all.
#TaxMdosiTufaidike #TaxJustice #FairTaxation #SharedProsperity
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🗞️ 🔵 IPF Weekly Update: New Budget Analyses + eGP Review + Newspaper Round-Up
🆕 Is the FY 2027/28 budget built on ambitious assumptions?
Our new outlook finds spending outpacing revenue, widening the deficit to KSh 1.35 trillion (5.9% of GDP).
🆕 How well did counties 6 budgets?
Our analysis finds a KSh 51.5 billion shortfall, with development spending at just 54% of budget.
🤝 IPF and the National Treasury reviewed Kenya's progress on Electronic Government Procurement (eGP).
🔝 This Week's Top Story:
📌 IMF asks Kenya to broaden tax base ahead of December talks
👉 Read the full update: mailchi.mp/ipfglobal/new-…
🆕 Is the FY 2027/28 budget built on ambitious assumptions?
Our new outlook finds spending outpacing revenue, widening the deficit to KSh 1.35 trillion (5.9% of GDP).
🆕 How well did counties 6 budgets?
Our analysis finds a KSh 51.5 billion shortfall, with development spending at just 54% of budget.
🤝 IPF and the National Treasury reviewed Kenya's progress on Electronic Government Procurement (eGP).
🔝 This Week's Top Story:
📌 IMF asks Kenya to broaden tax base ahead of December talks
👉 Read the full update: mailchi.mp/ipfglobal/new-…
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🔵 | How well did counties execute their 2025/26 budgets?
🆕 Our new analysis focusing on counties is now out!
Snapshot ↘️
Own-source revenue (OSR) increased by 43%, from KSh 67.3 billion in FY 2024/25 to KSh 96.1 billion in FY 2025/26, accounting for 16% of the counties’ h the shift to accrual accounting, some counties, such as Mombasa, recognized revenue before they received it, which may
overstate actual collections and revenue growth.
Read more ⤵️
ipfglobal.or.ke/wp-content/upl…
🆕 Our new analysis focusing on counties is now out!
Snapshot ↘️
Own-source revenue (OSR) increased by 43%, from KSh 67.3 billion in FY 2024/25 to KSh 96.1 billion in FY 2025/26, accounting for 16% of the counties’ h the shift to accrual accounting, some counties, such as Mombasa, recognized revenue before they received it, which may
overstate actual collections and revenue growth.
Read more ⤵️
ipfglobal.or.ke/wp-content/upl…
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🔵| eGP is a core public financial management reform
IPF CEO @DWNdirangu remarks ↘️
💬 "Public procurement is where public money turns into public services. It is where budget allocations become medicines in our hospitals, books in our classrooms, roads that connect tructure that drives our economy."
💬 "That is why, at IPF, we do not see e-GP as just an ICT project. We see it as a core public financial management reform: one that must improve how public resources are planned, committed, spent, accounted for, and turned into services for citizens."
@KeTreasury @JohnMbadiN
IPF CEO @DWNdirangu remarks ↘️
💬 "Public procurement is where public money turns into public services. It is where budget allocations become medicines in our hospitals, books in our classrooms, roads that connect tructure that drives our economy."
💬 "That is why, at IPF, we do not see e-GP as just an ICT project. We see it as a core public financial management reform: one that must improve how public resources are planned, committed, spent, accounted for, and turned into services for citizens."
@KeTreasury @JohnMbadiN
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🔵 Cabinet Secretary @JohnMbadiN on what the measure of success would be for Kenya electronic Government Procurement (eGP) implementation.
💬 "...Successful implementation cannot be measured by the number of institutions registered alone. The real measure of success is the entities consistently use the system, procurement becomes more competitive and citizens obtain better value from public expenditure."
💬 "...Successful implementation cannot be measured by the number of institutions registered alone. The real measure of success is the entities consistently use the system, procurement becomes more competitive and citizens obtain better value from public expenditure."
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🔵 | IPF & National Treasury Review Kenya's Electronic Government Procurement (eGP) Progress- A key PFM Reform
The Cabinet Secretary @JohnMbadiN reaffirmed the Government’s @KeTreasury commitment to accelerating the adoption of Kenya’s eGP system as a cornerstone of public financial management reform.
Read more ⤵️
ipfglobal.or.ke/ipf-and-treasu…
The Cabinet Secretary @JohnMbadiN reaffirmed the Government’s @KeTreasury commitment to accelerating the adoption of Kenya’s eGP system as a cornerstone of public financial management reform.
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Institute of Public Finance retweeted
Recent reforms have helped strengthen macroeconomic stability, but important fiscal and structural challenges remain. #KenyaEconomicUpdate
A. The government has pursued a reform agenda aimed at preserving macroeconomic stability & strengthening public finances, including tax...
A. The government has pursued a reform agenda aimed at preserving macroeconomic stability & strengthening public finances, including tax...
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Institute of Public Finance retweeted
CS Hon. FCPA John Mbadi @JohnMbadiN has said that Kenya’s Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) system has facilitated the award of 4,470 contracts valued at approximately KSh 18.3 billion since its launch on 7 April 2025.
Speaking during a breakfast meeting convened by the ance (IPF), Hon Mbadi said the platform has onboarded 1,546 procuring entities, processed more than 30,000 requisitions and registered 45,000 suppliers.
The system has also been integrated with key government platforms, including IFMIS, the Business Registration Service (BRS), National Construction Authority (NCA), Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) and i-Tax, strengthening transparency, accountability and efficiency in public procurement.
The CS emphasised that the success of e-GP will depend not only on onboarding procuring entities but also on sustained system utilisation, compliance and building the capacity of public institutions and suppliers. Particular attention is required to ensure that micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), as well as businesses owned by youth, women and persons with disabilities, can effectively participate in public procurement.
He said that the next phase will extend the platform to remaining procuring entities and introduce additional modules, including electronic complaints and appeals and contract management, with development partners expected to support technical integration and change management.
The Government is advancing e-GP as a fundamental public procurement reform to strengthen oversight, minimise irregularities, enhance competition and secure greater value for money in the use of public resources.
Speaking during a breakfast meeting convened by the ance (IPF), Hon Mbadi said the platform has onboarded 1,546 procuring entities, processed more than 30,000 requisitions and registered 45,000 suppliers.
The system has also been integrated with key government platforms, including IFMIS, the Business Registration Service (BRS), National Construction Authority (NCA), Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) and i-Tax, strengthening transparency, accountability and efficiency in public procurement.
The CS emphasised that the success of e-GP will depend not only on onboarding procuring entities but also on sustained system utilisation, compliance and building the capacity of public institutions and suppliers. Particular attention is required to ensure that micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), as well as businesses owned by youth, women and persons with disabilities, can effectively participate in public procurement.
He said that the next phase will extend the platform to remaining procuring entities and introduce additional modules, including electronic complaints and appeals and contract management, with development partners expected to support technical integration and change management.
The Government is advancing e-GP as a fundamental public procurement reform to strengthen oversight, minimise irregularities, enhance competition and secure greater value for money in the use of public resources.
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Institute of Public Finance retweeted
This morning, I held a progress review and implementation engagement with the Institute of Public Finance (@ipf_global) to assess the progress of Kenya’s Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) System, reflect on the gains made through our collaboration, and chart the way second year of implementation.
I am encouraged by the strong progress recorded, with overall system adoption standing at 78.8% as at 31st July 2026. The respective adoption rates across institutions are as follows:
- Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs): 96.75%
- County Governments: 100%
- State Corporations, SAGAs and Funds: 94%
- TVETs, Tertiary Institutions and TTCs: 81.9%
These milestones demonstrate growing institutional ownership and commitment to transforming public procurement through technology, efficiency and greater accountability.
As we transition into the second year, our focus will be on deepening strategic partnerships and strengthening implementation through technical assistance, training and capacity-building, risk management, expansion of the active user base, system maintenance, monitoring and evaluation, procurement governance, institutional strengthening, data integrity and security, and sustainable financing and ownership.
Importantly, e-GP is already delivering tangible value. The system has strengthened safeguards against attempted duplicate payments, improved procurement efficiency, enhanced transparency and accountability, promoted competitive bidding and value for money, reinforced fiscal discipline, and broadened inclusivity in public procurement.
Our ambition is to build a procurement ecosystem that is transparent, competitive, efficient and accountable, where every shilling spent delivers measurable value to the people of Kenya.
We remain committed to working with IPF and other stakeholders to consolidate these gains and ensure that public procurement becomes a stronger instrument for prudent public resource management and national development.
I am encouraged by the strong progress recorded, with overall system adoption standing at 78.8% as at 31st July 2026. The respective adoption rates across institutions are as follows:
- Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs): 96.75%
- County Governments: 100%
- State Corporations, SAGAs and Funds: 94%
- TVETs, Tertiary Institutions and TTCs: 81.9%
These milestones demonstrate growing institutional ownership and commitment to transforming public procurement through technology, efficiency and greater accountability.
As we transition into the second year, our focus will be on deepening strategic partnerships and strengthening implementation through technical assistance, training and capacity-building, risk management, expansion of the active user base, system maintenance, monitoring and evaluation, procurement governance, institutional strengthening, data integrity and security, and sustainable financing and ownership.
Importantly, e-GP is already delivering tangible value. The system has strengthened safeguards against attempted duplicate payments, improved procurement efficiency, enhanced transparency and accountability, promoted competitive bidding and value for money, reinforced fiscal discipline, and broadened inclusivity in public procurement.
Our ambition is to build a procurement ecosystem that is transparent, competitive, efficient and accountable, where every shilling spent delivers measurable value to the people of Kenya.
We remain committed to working with IPF and other stakeholders to consolidate these gains and ensure that public procurement becomes a stronger instrument for prudent public resource management and national development.
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Institute of Public Finance retweeted
The Nairobi Declaration on Trust commits to design, pilot and implement a Regulatory Trust Index at national, regional and global levels every year, and to mutual recognition among regulators under the EAC and AfCFTA to cut the costs of distrust.
@GTSummit2026 @DavidNdii
@GTSummit2026 @DavidNdii
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Institute of Public Finance retweeted
Understanding the difference between income and wealth opens up a bigger conversation about economic capacity. It also helps us ask whether our tax system fairly counts all kinds of wealth, like land, property and savings.
#FairTaxation #TaxMdosiTufaidike #WealthvsIncome
#FairTaxation #TaxMdosiTufaidike #WealthvsIncome
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🔵 IPF Fiscal Analytics Series: Budget Outlook 2027/2028
📑 The FY 2027/28 budget coincides with an electioneering period, a period that has, in the past, been marked by subdued growth, revenue underperformance,
increased expenditure pressures and higher borrowing.
As such, the must account for these risks in making its macroeconomic and fiscal projections, and in setting sector allocations to effectively sustain public services, advance development priorities and manage fiscal uncertainty.
Read more: ⤵️
ipfglobal.or.ke/wp-content/upl…
📑 The FY 2027/28 budget coincides with an electioneering period, a period that has, in the past, been marked by subdued growth, revenue underperformance,
increased expenditure pressures and higher borrowing.
As such, the must account for these risks in making its macroeconomic and fiscal projections, and in setting sector allocations to effectively sustain public services, advance development priorities and manage fiscal uncertainty.
Read more: ⤵️
ipfglobal.or.ke/wp-content/upl…
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Institute of Public Finance retweeted
The big question: Should those with greater economic capacity contribute a greater share?
#TaxationKE #FairTaxation #TaxJusticeKE #SharedProsperity #Transparency #TaxMdosiTufaidike
#TaxationKE #FairTaxation #TaxJusticeKE #SharedProsperity #Transparency #TaxMdosiTufaidike
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Institute of Public Finance retweeted
What does Tax Justice mean to you?
#TaxationKE #FairTaxation #TaxJusticeKE #SharedProsperity #Transparency #TaxMdosiTufaidike
#TaxationKE #FairTaxation #TaxJusticeKE #SharedProsperity #Transparency #TaxMdosiTufaidike
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🗞️ 🔵 IPF Weekly Update: New Budget Analysis + Newspaper Round-Up
🆕 Beyond Budget Promises: How well did the government implement the FY 2025/26 budget? Our new analysis finds revenue fell below target, while expenditure and the fiscal deficit exceeded it.
🔝 This Week’s Top asury cuts revenue targets as tax collection falls short
👉 Read ⤵️
mailchi.mp/ipfglobal/trea…
🆕 Beyond Budget Promises: How well did the government implement the FY 2025/26 budget? Our new analysis finds revenue fell below target, while expenditure and the fiscal deficit exceeded it.
🔝 This Week’s Top asury cuts revenue targets as tax collection falls short
👉 Read ⤵️
mailchi.mp/ipfglobal/trea…
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Institute of Public Finance retweeted
What makes a tax system fair? ⚖️
It rests on three pillars: Fairness, Accountability and Shared Prosperity.
Everyone contributes according to their ability, public money is managed responsibly, and revenue creates opportunities and improves lives for all.
#TaxMdosiTufaidike
It rests on three pillars: Fairness, Accountability and Shared Prosperity.
Everyone contributes according to their ability, public money is managed responsibly, and revenue creates opportunities and improves lives for all.
#TaxMdosiTufaidike
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📑 Beyond Budget Promises: How well did the government implement the FY 2025/2026 budget?
🆕 We have released a new analysis that examines how well the government implemented the FY 2025/26 budget against the original approved budget.
As the @KeTreasury plans to table the (BPS) before Parliament this analysis provides the public (CSOs and private sector) with evidence as they prepare to make BPS submissions.
The BPS is a key government policy document that sets out the broad strategic priorities, macroeconomic forecasts, and fiscal framework to guide national and county budget preparation for the upcoming financial year and the medium term. This analysis therefore outlines our key policy recommendations.
Read more ↘️↘️↘️
ipfglobal.or.ke/wp-content/upl…
🆕 We have released a new analysis that examines how well the government implemented the FY 2025/26 budget against the original approved budget.
As the @KeTreasury plans to table the (BPS) before Parliament this analysis provides the public (CSOs and private sector) with evidence as they prepare to make BPS submissions.
The BPS is a key government policy document that sets out the broad strategic priorities, macroeconomic forecasts, and fiscal framework to guide national and county budget preparation for the upcoming financial year and the medium term. This analysis therefore outlines our key policy recommendations.
Read more ↘️↘️↘️
ipfglobal.or.ke/wp-content/upl…
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