The eCitizen platform has seen a staggering total revenue of Ksh.4,168,704,016 collected in September 2023, this being a growth of over 300% from Ksh.1,397,301,980 in June 2023.
According to the Office of the President through the Ministry of Interior and National Administration in a statement released on Thursday, 5th October, the revenue collected on the eCitizen platform demonstrates a staggering growth in revenue collection.
“Further, the revenue collected on the eCitizen platform in July and August 2023 was Ksh.2,320,210,423 and Ksh.3,590,051,462 respectively,” read part of the statement.
The Launch of the eCitizen Platform
Earlier in June 2023, the government made a groundbreaking move by launching the eCitizen Portal, a digital initiative that promised to redefine public service delivery.
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President William Ruto spearheaded this visionary project, aiming to digitize government services and make them easily accessible to Kenyans.
This came following his directive to have all Government services available on the platform.
“We have sorted out all the challenges we had with eCitizen; by the end of next year, all 5,000 government services will be available on a digital platform.
This is part of the program to ensure we are in a position to collect all taxes due to government,” Ruto announced in December 2022.
According to the Head of State, the goal was to streamline processes, foster transparency, minimize corruption, and enhance efficiency.
Under President Ruto’s leadership, 10,513 government services have been made available on the Portal by close of business on Wednesday, 4th October 2023.
Moreover, President Ruto’s vision for the platform was clear, to collect a targeted Ksh3.2 trillion in annual government revenue.
Ruto highlighted that the platform would host various services, including land tax payments, license renewals, and other remittances.
He noted that digital payments would eliminate fraud and boost government revenue collection by a significant 30%.
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The Office of the President in the statement said,” A further 4184 services are partially onboarded and are in the process of being fully onboarded”
Further, the process of migrating Government services to the eCitizen platform is set to continue until all the remaining services are fully onboarded, by December 31, 2023.
