New e-procurement system is a powerful weapon against graft

National Treasury CS John Mbadi (centre), Director of Public Procurement Eric Korir (right) and Deputy Elijah Nyamamba address the media on the status of e-government procurement system at the Treasury Building, Nairobi, on August 28, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

There is anger about the recently launched e-government procurement system. While proponents of the system have hailed it as the most brilliant governance tool since man went to the moon, others have said they cannot trust a "computer" to do procurement for them. They have insisted that they must retain their good, old tendering committees.