eCitizen platform Stories

High Court declares government’s eCitizen school fees directive unconstitutional
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 01, 2025

The court also took issue with the Sh50 convenience fee imposed on transactions, declaring that it has no legal basis.

State agencies unable to account for Sh144 million in e-Citizen collections, says Auditor General
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 25, 2025

The Ministry of Lands collected Sh7.237 billion through e-Citizen but only had an actual balance of Sh7.1 billion at the end of the year, creating a s...

Kenya's shift to single paybill system boosts state revenue by Sh18.5 billion
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 08, 2025

For the quarter ending September 2024, the government collected a total of Sh111.3 billion in appropriations in aid up from Sh92.8 billion during the...

ECitizen platform services restored after technical hitch 
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 03, 2025

The eCitizen Services Director General Ambassador Isaac Ochieng said the platform experienced disruptions on Friday morning due to what was described...

High Court suspends Ruto's directive on eCitizen onboarding
Keren Ntinyari  |  Dec 11, 2024

Justice Bahati Mwamuye, in a ruling delivered on Tuesday, also blocked the removal of heads of these entities based on their failure to comply with th...

Auditor General uncovers Sh15.5bn revenue inaccuracies in eCitizen report
Hanifa Adan  |  May 19, 2024

The report highlights that revenue statements totalling over Sh600 million do not fairly represent the financial position and performance of the eCiti...

Government sets sights on Sh1 billion daily revenue from eCitizen platform
Mary Wambui  |  May 08, 2024

Prof Bitok said the current earnings from the platform get to Sh700 million from its 13 million users, a number that is below the population of regist...

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