Nairobi, Feb. 7 -- Payments for meals in the cafeteria in public universities will now be done through the single Paybill number introduced by the State on the eCitizen platform to streamline the management of funds.

The University of Nairobi, in a memo to students and staff, directed that payment for meals in the varsity kitchens would henceforth be submitted via eCitizen while outlining the instructions on the process of effecting the payments.

"The Kenyan government has mandated that all payments to the University of Nairobi be made via the eCitizen platform. Complying with this directive, the university has established the required systems to enable clients to make payments through eCitizen," reads the memo issued by the Vice Chance...