- In a major policy departure, the government of Kenya has invited foreign and local firms to bid for installation of the e-procurement system.
- The search is for an online platform that will process all public tenders and linked to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
In a major policy departure, the government of Kenya has invited foreign and local firms to bid for installation of the e-procurement system. The search is for an online platform that will process all public tenders linked to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). The initiative is to plug tax evasion.It has been observed that suppliers to KRA have been earning billions of shillings from counties and State tenders without paying their share of taxes. So far the tendering system has involved a lot of paperwork that has seen the taxman lose track of the billions involved in State tenders.
In a public notice, the Treasury on behalf of the government of Kenya has invited sealed tenders from eligible candidates for the design, development, customization, supply, installation and maintenance of an electronic government procurement (e-Gp) system.
The system will verify and identify corrupt dealings and will be linked to the KRA, Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS), Registrar of Companies and the National Council for Persons with Disability. The National Treasury statement said that the bidding will close on September 9 and is expected to take a decision later during the month.
The KRA enforcement team has also initiated actions to unearth tax evasion. These include analysis of companies’ financial dealings, particularly companies with business dealings with the national government and counties, by matching their payments and income declared to the authority.
