eCitizen Firm Web Masters Kenya Signs Deal to Build Mozambique’s National Jobs Platform
Web Masters Kenya, the firm behind Kenya’s eCitizen platform, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mozambique’s National Employment Institute (INEP) to design, implement, and maintain the country’s national employment portal. CEO James Ayugi announced the deal on LinkedIn on Friday, July 10, calling it a milestone he’s proud to support.
What the platform will do
The portal will connect job seekers with employers across Mozambique, covering vacancies, internships, vocational training, self-employment, and entrepreneurship opportunities. It’s designed to be accessible via mobile phone as well as physical employment centres, so people without steady internet access aren’t locked out.
The signing ceremony took place in Maputo and was addressed by Mozambique’s Minister Caifadine Paulo Manasse. According to Club of Mozambique’s report on the launch, the country’s youth unemployment rate stands at 28.8%, rising to 40.9% in urban areas, part of why the government is pushing the initiative as a priority under President Daniel Francisco Chapo’s digital transformation agenda.
Ayugi said the company will work closely with INEP’s technical teams to build a platform grounded in Mozambique’s employment reality.
A familiar name for Kenyan readers
Web Masters Kenya built its reputation at home running eCitizen, the government’s online services portal. That history includes a long-running dispute over the platform’s Sh50-per-transaction convenience fee and procurement questions raised by Senator Okiya Omtatah, a fight that dragged through Kenyan courts for years before the company dropped its financial claims in 2023. None of that is connected to the Mozambique deal, but it’s part of the company’s track record.
Kenyan tech firms don’t often go continental on government-scale contracts. If Web Masters Kenya delivers, it’s a rare case of homegrown Kenyan digital infrastructure expertise being exported rather than imported, and a marker for other Kenyan tech companies eyeing regional government contracts.
