MP SPEAKS | Explain sale of MySejahtera app to private company
MP SPEAKS | The March 24 Public Accounts Commission (PAC) hearing raised questions about the sale of the MySejahtera Covid-19 tracking app to a company in the private sector.
The government’s decision to give up control of the MySejahtera app was made by the cabinet during a meeting on Nov 26 last year.
Approval was given by the cabinet to the Health Ministry to appoint MySJ Sdn Bhd by direct negotiation to take over the MySejahtera app.
However, in December 2021, the PAC recommended for the government to take over the operation of MySejahtera without incurring any additional costs given that it has become an integral part of the national health system.
The Health Ministry officers who testified in front of the PAC claimed that MySJ is not related to KPISoft, the company which built MySejahtera as a CSR initiative. KPISoft has since changed its name to Entomo. The claim that there is no relation between KPISoft/Entomo and MySJ must be scrutinised.
Political, business connections
The directors of MySJ include two founders of KPISoft. The directors of MySJ also include individuals with political and...
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