Need for Scrutiny of Multi-Billion Government Technology Contracts

A new dossier on X details more grave concerns around various government
digital systems: SHIF, eCitizen, ETA, IFMIS, NEMIS and Hustler Fund.

It reveals that most of the contracts lack transparency, were
single-sourced and lacked competitive bidding raising conflict-of-interest
concerns. They also raise a significant data risk as they all put citizens’
personal data in the control of private hands without adequate checks and
oversight.

Also, the beneficial owners are not known, owners are politically connected
individuals, the government lacks ownership or control of the source codes
or the collection and payment systems, and no audits have been done.

Read more:
x.com/Web3Aible/status/1913846406017634382?t=_tsiSVJUcVfmeDjOM05s5g&s=19

On Sun, 20 Apr 2025, 21:46 Victor Kapiyo, <[email protected]> wrote:

> Public concern is rising in Kenya over multi-billion shilling technology
> contracts due to exorbitant costs and deals favoring vendors, leaving the
> government vulnerable.
>
> Recent revelations of billions of shillings from the e-visa system being
> transferred to a Swiss bank account have fueled these concerns. Also for
> consideration are contracts to eCitizen and those by counties for various
> digital platforms.
>
> The situation highlights a need for greater transparency and
> accountability in government technology procurement.
>
> Read more:
> www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-04-17-spotlight-on-kenyas-multi-billion-technology-contracts
>
> *Victor Kapiyo*
> Partner | *Lawmark Partners LLP*
> *Nine Planet Apartments, Nairobi | **Web: www.lawmark.co.ke
> <www.lawmark.co.ke/> *
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