Experts call for digitisation of public procurement

Manual entry of informal orders highlights supply chain inefficiencies in Kenyan companies. [File, Standard]

Kenyan governance experts, civil society actors and county leaders have intensified calls for full digitisation of public procurement citing automation as the most effective tool against corruption in a sector that consumes nearly a third of government spending.

The call came during the launch of the Citizens Watch Module by the Institute of Social Accountability (TISA), an 84-page manual developed with civic organisations and county networks to help the public monitor government contracts from planning to completion.