Disruption of tenders portal cuts counties’ growth spend by Sh1.7bn

Margaret Nyakang’o

Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o speaks during the 5th Legislative Forum held at the Edge Convention Center on March 18, 2025.

Photo credit: Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group

At least 10 counties bore the heaviest brunt of procurement disruptions caused by a troubled shift to the electronic government procurement system (e-GP), cutting their development spend by Sh1.7 billion over three months to September.

The counties spent Sh867.7 million to fund projects, between July and September, compared to Sh2.58 billion during a similar period last year, according to disclosures by the Controller of Budget (CoB).

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