Ali;

Did you know now you can't pay for NHIF via the phone? A company has to pay to the NHIF branch or go to the bank. So thats a million steps behind. So many other government agencies will prefer a bank wire or transfer or some sort of going to the bank to have statutory forms stamped. Again, thats a huge step backwards.

So why are state agencies opting for this route? Nobody knows where the money for their statutory contributions are going. How will the money be distinguished and if a state agency is paralysed financially how long will the collecting agency disburse the funds to the distressed state agency? In the case of NHIF and NSSF those are not income to the state but employee contributions. So why would they end up in the same pot as parking fees?

Lastly, why would the government want to use only one digital wallet for their funds considering the government has been running in a serious budget deficit, which is widening? Why should, say, city hall beg a cash strapped central government for money accrued for parking in Nairobi?

It doesn'tmake sense.

Peter

On Tue, 22 Aug 2023 at 12:56, Ali Hussein via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
That is a great point, @Mwendwa Kivuva. I actually think that this is a nuisance case. However, having said that here are my thoughts about this issue of the Government Payment Gateway:-

1. It's a great initiative and one we should support. 
2. Unfortunately, whoever is implementing this is making shoddy work out of it! This will eventually deprive the government of revenue or at the very least delay revenue and create unnecessary opportunities for 'alternative' payment models. 
3. This is a Project Management and execution issue, not a court case issue! 

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On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 8:21 PM Mwendwa Kivuva via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
For the sake of debate, is there public participation when a public entity is opening or closing a bank account? What level of autonomy do state agencies have in running their operations?

On Mon, 21 Aug 2023 at 16:30, James Mbugua via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers,

Two petitioners have gone to Court seeking to reverse President Ruto's directive for all government services to be paid for through  a single Paybill number.

The petitioners want it quashed for want of kegality/Constitutionality because:

- That the directive is not grounded in the PFM or any other Statutory Act.
- That there was no public participation regarding the same
- That it does not distinguish, as it should  between County and National government services.

We're the Court cases regarding the eCitizen payments system resolved by the way?

Regards,

JG

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