List of 17 CEOs defiant against Ruto PayBill order

BY CATE MWANGI

The state has identified 17 sluggish agencies that are yet to comply with President William Ruto`s directive for all government online services to be paid through a PayBill number 222222.

The Secretary to the Cabinet Mercy Wanjau, who chairs the eCitizen Implementation Committee said Principal Secretaries (PS) for State Departments under which the agencies fall, CEOs and Board chairpersons have been summoned for a meeting on Tuesday, November 14.

Secretary to the Cabinet nominee Mercy Wanjau before Parliamentary vetting Committee on October 22, 2022. PHOTO|COURTESY

President Ruto had directed all State agencies to migrate their services online and to use 222222 as the official PayBill but Wanjau noted that some top officials at the mentioned agencies were out to frustrate the move by maintaining separate bank accounts and advertising unofficial payment channels.

Below is the full list of the targeted state-run agencies: 

1. Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
2. Kenya Power
3. The Kenya National Examination Council
4. National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF)
5. Higher Education Loans Board
6. The Hustler Fund
7. The Agricultural Finance Corporation
8. The Kenyatta National Hospital
9. Kenya Bureau of Standards
10. Kenya Railways Corporation
11. Kenya Ferry Services Limited
12. Kenya National Trading Corporation
13. Kenya Ports Authority
14. National Cereals and Produce Board
15. National Aids Control Council
16. Mathari Referral and Teaching Hospital
17. Kenya School of Government

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