Kenya’s Treasury is pressing ahead with a compulsory electronic government procurement system despite moves by lawmakers and county governors to halt the programme. National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi said only the Cabinet, not Parliament, can overturn the circular mandating all state entities to use the e-GP platform, arguing that resistance is driven by those benefiting from loopholes in manual tendering. Parliament’s Delegated Legislation Committee last week voted to annul the directive, and the Council of Governors has threatened legal action, citing operational glitches that have paralysed service delivery. Treasury data show just 4 of the country’s 47 counties are fully compliant, while 16 have yet to upload their budgets, leaving projects worth about Sh250 billion in limbo. Mbadi disclosed that the government bought the end-to-end system for US$2.9 million in 2022 and that lawmakers subsequently approved Sh565 million to implement it. More than 5,000 public officers are undergoing training, and all state departments have been ordered to be on the platform by next week. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki backed the Treasury stance, insisting there will be “no retreat” to manual procurement even as negotiations continue with county leaders.