Activist challenges government’s e-Citizen digital payments service

Activist Okiya Omtatah

An activist has sued the Government over its digital payments platforms. Okiya Omtatah argues that procurement of the e-Citizen digital payments service provider’s platform violated the law, as it was single sourced.

In an application at the Milimani Law Courts, the human rights activist said: “The seven digital payment options on the e-Citizen portal were procured in contravention of (constitutional provisions) governing public procurement, and the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act (PPADA).”