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Government officials on radar for diverting eCitizen revenue

Julius Bitok

Principal Secretary for Immigration and Citizen Services, Julius Bitok addressing journalists at Serena Hotel, Nairobi on October 26, 2023.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The recent data from the Treasury revealed a steady rise of revenue collected on eCitizen after President’s directives.
  • Last month, Sh4, 664 billion was collected from Sh1.44 billion collected in June, while in July Sh2.36 billion was collected.

The government has warned the top executives of state-owned agencies that they risk losing their jobs if they are found to be diverting revenue from eCitizen platform.

Immigration and Citizen Services Principal Secretary Julius Bitok said that government will take action after a discovery that there is a huge gap between the revenue being collected and that which was posted on the online platform.