Editorial Desk 
The Government of Kenya (GoK) has unveiled single digital eCitizen of all the Government services. The Automation of more than 5,000 Government services will enhance timely,expeditious and effective delivery of services in an accessible way to Citizens and visitors.
The e-Citizen digital services will eliminate queues in Government offices and end the need to travel by persons seeking critical services. Through #GAVAMKONONI,cash payments for Government Services will be phased out in the next 30 days, and all payments will be made through Paybill Number 222 222.
The National Treasury will accurately track all revenue due to Government and tackle the corruption menace.
As instructed by His Exellency the President William Ruto, within 90 days, the Ministry of Interior and National Administration, together with relevant Ministries, Government agencies and partners will ensure Kenyans enjoy the services of a Digital Identity card that will be a one stop point of identification.
The official unveiling of Government Digital Services at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre by President William Ruto in an event attended by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, Cabinet Secretaries, Principal Secretaries and other Senior National Government and County Government officials.
The Government Digital Payments Unit is mandated to digitize all payments into Government, to increase revenue collection, minimize the cost of collection and enhance service delivery. It ensures that Citizens, non-Citizens and Business entities can access Government Services online and make Payments electronically and conveniently, using their preferred method of payment, 24 hours a day and from wherever they may be in the world.
By April 2013, only a few government services were partially digitized and most receipts by the government were manual. A survey done then found that over a third of the payments were cash-based, presenting a high opportunity for leakage and abuse of the system, in addition to high cost of collection.
To address these loopholes, His Excellency The President issued a directive in November 2013 that all payments into government be digitized. This culminated in the formation of a cabinet committee chaired by His Excellency The Deputy President and thereafter Government Digital Payments Taskforce and the Taskforce Secretariat was established vide Gazette Notice No. 2725 of April 24, 2014.
