The AGPO Program, Access to Government procurement opportunities was launched by the President of that Time, Uhuru Kenyatta on October 2013. Under this program women, youth and persons with disabilities have access to 30% procurement opportunities.
The Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) program was founded on the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 Article 227 on the fair equitable, transparent and cost-effective public procurement of goods and services, the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 Article 55 on affirmative action and the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015.
Enterprises owned by women, youth and persons with disabilities to be able to participate in Government opportunities. This is will be made possible through the implementation of the legal requirement that 30% of Government procurement opportunities be set aside specifically for enterprises owned by these groups.
AGPO Program Kenya
The purpose of the AGPO programme is to enhance the participation of businesses owned by women, adolescents, and people with disabilities in government initiatives.
This will be achievable as a result of the implementation of the legal requirement that 30 percent of government procurement possibilities be reserved for businesses owned by these groups.
The AGPO programme aims to empower them by providing them with more possibilities to conduct business with the government.
Important Definitions to Understand
Youth
‘Youth’ as defined by the Kenyan Government, refers to young people between the ages of 18 years and 35 years.
A youth-owned enterprise refers to a legally registered business in the form of a sole-proprietorship, partnership or limited company. For both the partnership and the limited company, the ownership in form of capital invested or shares owned should be at least 70% for the youth.
Women
“Woman” means a person of the female gender who has attained the age of eighteen years and includes
company, association or body of persons, corporate or unincorporated in which at least seventy percent of the shareholders, members or persons and a majority of its directors are of the female gender
Persons With Disabilities
“Disability” as per the meaning assigned to it under the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2003 means a physical, sensory, mental or other impairment, including any visual, hearing, or learning impacts adversely on social, economic or environmental participation. For all persons with disability Government procurement, they must provide their National Council for Persons
AGPO Registration Required Documents
PWD Enterprise Requirements
Original scans of:
- National Identity Card/ Kenyan Passport
- Registration Document from the National Council for persons with disabilities
- Business Registration Certificate/ Certificate of Incorporation
- CR12 for Limited Company from Registrar of Companies
- Partnership Deed for partnership business
- Tax Compliance Certificate
- National Construction Authority Letter/ Certificate for construction category
Women Enterprise Requirements
Original scans of:
- National Identity Card/ Kenyan Passport
- Business Registration Certificate/ Certificate of Incorporation
- CR12 for Limited Company from Registrar of Companies (system generated soft copy)
- Partnership Deed for partnership business
- Tax compliance certificate
- National Construction Authority Letter/ Certificate for construction category
Requirements for All
- Identity card (copy) For each director
- contact details
- Certificate of incorporation (copy)
- List of shareholders -CR 12 (copy)
- Memorandum of a company with share capital-CR 2 (copy)
- Company PIN (copy)
- Tax compliance certificate
- The tax compliance certificate ought to be valid
For partnerships
- Business registration certificate (copy)
- Partnership deed (copy)
- PIN certificate (copy) For the partners.
- Tax compliance certificate (copy) For the partners
For sole proprietorships
- Business registration certificate (copy)
- PIN certificate (copy) For the owner.
AGPO Portal
The government has established a dedicated AGPO portal for access to government procurement opportunities programs in Kenya. The official portal is accessible at agpo.go.ke. Every aspect of the program is clearly explained on the website.
Interested and eligible people can go for the AGPO registration on the portal and then log in to start accessing the facilities.
Let’s understand the user registration process.
AGPO Registration 2022 – How to Signup & Setup the User Account
To set up an account on the AGPO portal, you need to go through four phases,
Registration > Business > Compliance > Government
Kindly follow these steps to get started
- Visit the Official website agpo.go.ke
- Click on “Register” Button
- Fill in the registration form
- Complete the above mentioned four sections to set up the account (Go to the AGPO certificate registration section for details)
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AGPO Login – agpo.go.ke Sign in Process
Once the account is successfully set up, follow the process to sign in
- Head to agpo login page
- Enter the email address and password that you mentioned during the sign up process
- Click on login to access the dashboard
How to Register for AGPO Certificate
- Visit the AGPO Website
- Create and activate your account
- Login to your account
- Complete the Business registration process
- Submit the enterprise compliance details
- Submit government history (if any)
- After completing the application and uploading all the required documents, you need to wait.
- The AGPO Registration process takes a minimum of an hour
- After successful registration, you can get your AGPO certificate
FAQs
What does AGPO stand for?
It stands for Access to government procurement opportunities.
Who is eligible for the benefit of the AGPO program?
Youth, Women & Persons with Disabilities (PWD)
What are the four important sections of AGPO registration?
Registration,Busines,Compliance,Government
Use these
| Official Website | https://agpo.go.ke/ |
| Account Registration | Register Now |
| Login | Login Now |
Last Updated on September 19, 2022 by Chido Kache