No ‘sale’ of MySejahtera to private sector, it’s transferred from NSC to Health Ministry, KJ clarifies

KUALA LUMPUR: The transfer of the management of the MySejahtera application is only from the National Security Council (NSC) to the Health Ministry, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

Explaining the MySejahtera ownership issue in the Dewan Negara, the Health Minister said there is no such thing as a sale of the app by the government to the private sector, as alleged.

“The MySejahtera app was developed by KPISoft Malaysia Sdn Bhd under a corporate social responsibility (CSR) agreement with the government in 2020.

“The CSR period is for one year from March 27, 2020 to March 31, 2021.

“Throughout that period, the government has never made any payment to the company.

“Upon the expiration of the CSR period, the Cabinet on March 31, 2021, agreed that the services of MySejahtera be continued.

“In Nov 26, the Cabinet agreed that the ownership of the MySejahtera application be transferred from NSC to the Health Ministry.

“A steering committee chaired by myself and composed of various stakeholders was established for the purpose of holding negotiations with the company operating MySejahtera.

“Therefore, the issue of the ‘sale of the MySejahtera application to the private sector' does not arise.

“Just to be clear, this is not a transfer from a private company to the Health Ministry, but rather a transfer from another government agency to us,” said Khairy.

On the issue of negotiations for the cost of the MySejahtera application licence, Khairy said the process is now in the final stages.

He said the government is hoping to achieve a win-win situation on the matter, adding that the cost will be much lower than the rumoured RM300mil.

Despite being pressed by senators to reveal the price, Khairy declined to reveal the estimated cost.

“I can state here that the price we are negotiating is much lower than RM300mil.

"I understand everyone wants to know how much it will cost. But in a negotiation process, it is not right to reveal the cost.

“The Treasury is still in negotiations and when it is finalised, the government will be transparent and reveal the amount. This is my commitment,” said Khairy.

Khairy also revealed that a majority of the shareholders in KPISoft - now known as Entomo - are Malaysians despite being Singapore-based.

“The company chose to base itself in Singapore because like many technology companies, it is friendlier to set up there. I can understand their business decision behind it.

“But a majority of the shareholders are Malaysians,” said Khairy.