James Ayugi Panaito

THE MAN WHO OWNS YOUR GOVERNMENT: How a Private Firm Seized Kenya’s Digital State and Refuses to Let Go

For over a decade, a shadowy consortium of private companies linked to a single entrepreneur from Busia has controlled the eCitizen platform, processed billions of shillings in public money, and defied presidential directives, parliamentary committees, and the Auditor-General. This is the story of the most brazen corporate capture in Kenya’s post-independence history.