The AG told the High Court in Malindi that the Gazette Notice was lawful and constitutional. Through lawyer Ruth Lutta, the AG said that a Gazette Notice on the implementation does not provide timelines but states ‘immediately’. Mr Madzayo argues that any payments made through the eCitizen.go.ke platform are subjected to a Sh50 ‘convenience fee’ and for all payments made through the platform, two invoices are issued. Mr Madzayo says that the fee is charged at a flat rate for all transactions, including transactions where the service fee paid to the government is Sh50, making the user pay the convenience fee at a rate of 100 percent of the service fee. The petitioner also wants Pesaflow Ltd to surrender all the monies it has collected as ‘convenience fee’ to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).

Source: Daily Nation February 14, 2024 18:50 UTC