That the Government is the biggest consumer of goods and services in this economy is a well elucidated statement of fact.
That is precisely why a decree by a Cabinet Secretary that all Government ministries, departments and parastatals advertise their services online has raised a storm in the media industry. In the wisdom of Dr Fred Matiang’i, it is more prudent that Government tenders, vacancy announcements, sale of absolute stores and even obituaries be placed online.