The High Court has temporarily suspended the government's directive requiring all state agencies and county governments to exclusively use the new Electronic Government Procurement (eGP) system for procurement.
In orders issued by Justice Bahati Mwamuye on Monday, the court granted conservatory measures halting the enforcement of a circular issued by the National Treasury and the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA), which had made onboarding to the eGP system mandatory for all public entities.
The judge directed that until further orders are given, public procurement entities will not be compelled to exclusively use the eGP platform.
Instead, they are required to comply with Section 77(1) of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, which allows the submission of tender documents in both electronic and manual form. ''A conservatory order be and is hereby issued staying the decision of the Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury & Economic Planning, and the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority's Circular No.
