The State Department for Lands and Physical Planning has emerged the winner for the highest number of transactions on the ecitizen platform for the last one year since President William Ruto ordered all payments for Government be transacted on the online platform.
The State Department recorded more than 700,000 transactions since the Department started onboarding its services on the platform.
The awards, together with those given to other State Departments in other categories, were presided over by President William Ruto at the Kenyatta International Convention Center where Ecitizen celebrated its first anniversary.
President Ruto said e-Citizen today hosts 20,855 services and boasts a thriving community of 13 million active users.
The President noted that revenue collections through the platform have grown significantly, enabling the Government to mobilize critical resources for public projects.
He called upon everyone to rally together and build on the success to make Kenya a global leader in digital governance, a hub for innovation and a beacon of transparency and efficiency.
“By digitizing services, we have significantly enhanced efficiency, saving time and money for both citizen and Government,” said H.E adding that less paper work translates to lower costs, streamlined processes reduce administrative burdens and less bureaucracy leads to faster service delivery.
Principal Secretary for Lands and Physical Planning Hon. Generali Nixon Korir was among the PSs who attended the ceremony.
The PS encouraged staff of the Department to continue working with efficiency and diligence to set more records.
The Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing, and Urban Development by September this year, out of the Ministry’s 214 services, 206 have already been fully integrated into the eCitizen platform, with the remaining 8 services in the process of being onboarded.
