President William Ruto announced that at least 2,800 government services have already been digitized.
Speaking in Nakuru on Friday, Mr Ruto said the government was on track to deliver all state services online by June.
“Today, I am pleased to announce that 2,800 government services have been digitized,” he said.
Last December, the government announced that all payments for government services would be made through the e-citizen portal.
Finance Minister Njuguna Ndung’u gazetted the portal as the government’s official digital payments platform.
He also announced that more transactions are being moved to online payment portals as the government announces new Universal Pay invoice numbers.
“All payments for government services will gradually be made through eCitizen.go.ke. The Kenyan government’s official payment invoice number is 222222,” he said.
President Ruto said Kenyans should be able to pay for government services from the comfort of their homes without necessarily having to physically travel there.
He said significant progress has already been made in digitalization to close loopholes in tax collection issues.
Digitalization of government payments aims to increase revenue, minimize collection costs, and enhance service delivery.
The digital payment platform is integrated with all electronic payment platforms available in Kenya, including mobile money payment services.
Numerous government services are bundled under e-citizenship, with hundreds of thousands of transactions occurring every month.
The portal generates invoices for various services and users pay the amount using the mobile money platform through their government payment invoice number.
Once the payment is completed, the system reflects the transaction and generates a receipt that the user can print.
Services provided by this portal include vehicle title, land search, birth registration, death registration, etc.
