Revenue for gov’t services has doubled after implementation of single paybill – Ndii
By Wycliffe Nyamasege, September 10, 2023
Chairperson of President William Ruto’s Council of Economic Advisors, David Ndii, says implementation of a single paybill for payment of government services has begun to bear fruits.
In a post on X, formally Twitter, the economist said daily revenue for most of the services had gone up by 2-3 times with revenue from parking fees being the highest.
“Daily revenues for most services are up 2-3 times since implementation of single pay bill. Park fees is one of the highest,” Ndii said on Saturday, September 10.
Ndii was reacting to criticism from renowned banker Mohamed Wehliye, questioning the efficiency of the new payment system.
Wehliye complained that the government was losing revenue due to long queues being experienced at some national parks in the country.
This, he said, was discouraging tourists from visiting the recreational centres.
“It is only in Kenya where technology takes you backwards. Some friends who wanted to go for an early morning Sunday game drive have instead decided to go to Kitengela for nyama choma (roasted meat). Reason? Long queue at park entrance! What is wrong with Kenya?” Wehliyed posed.
However, Ndii dismissed the claims saying, “Corruption fights back.”
Daily revenues for most services are up 2-3 times since implementation of single pay bill. Park fees is one of the highest. Corruption fights back. https://t.co/9EytIZxH8r
— David Ndii (@DavidNdii) September 10, 2023
President William Ruto on June 30 directed state agencies to shut down more than 1,400 paybill numbers to allow Kenyans pay for services using a single channel.
The President said the move was aimed at centralising payment of government services and increasing accountability.
As such, all ministries, departments and agencies were ordered to use only one PayBill number, 222222, to collect revenue paid for government services.
To comply with the President’s directive, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) sent out an alert urging Kenyans visiting its parks to make payments through e-Citizen.
“KWS wishes to inform our esteemed customers and the public that they can now pay for services on the eCitizen platform. This follows the directive that all government services be boarded on the eCitizen platform to ensure efficient service delivery and transparency,” KWS said last month.
At least 5,000 services have been digitised and are available on the e-Citizen portal.