Raffi Ahmad and Questions Behind the Rp 14.7 Billion Procurement

RAFFI Ahmad once again made headlines on Tuesday morning, November 10, 2026, coinciding with Indonesia's Heroes Day. On a smartphone screen, one number made fingers stop scrolling: Rp 14,696,955,002.

The day prior, Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) revealed this figure as the total value of eight influencer service packages from two ministries awarded to PT Rans Animasi Indonesia, a company affiliated with Raffi.

These packages are recorded in the INAPROC procurement data for 2024-2026. The actual amount paid still needs verification from payment documents.

On a day we remember what others have given to the republic, this number prompts us to question what is being returned to the populace.

One of the packages raises this question in a fishing village in Natuna (ICW, November 9, 2026, reported by Tirto, November 10, 2026).

Something quickly passes on the screen. An Instagram Story, for instance. In state budget documents, its footprint is much larger.

From five packages related to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology worth Rp 3.9 billion, Rp 575.7 million is allocated for an Instagram Story package and Rp 2.52 billion for Raffi's attendance at an event.

How many posts, how many events, and what was conducted? The package name only provides us a title. The narrative lies within the contract (ICW, cited by Suara.com, November 9, 2026).

Then come three nearly identical figures.

Three packages from the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) each valued at around Rp 3.6 billion. Together, they total nearly Rp 10.8 billion, approximately 73 percent of the overall value highlighted by ICW.

Two packages are recorded in 2025, the year the government set a target for state budget efficiency at Rp 306.7 trillion.

Amid that policy, what communication needs underlie these two packages? How does KKP gauge that the benefits match the costs? (ICW, cited by Suara.com, November 9, 2026, and Presidential Instruction Number 1 of 2025, January 22, 2025).

Among those numbers lies a date. On October 22, 2024, the President appointed Raffi Ahmad as the Presidential Special Envoy for Youth Development and Arts Workers. The three KKP packages were recorded thereafter.

To determine whether this position influenced the procurement, we need to see who prepared the specifications, who made the decisions, and how the interests of the parties are expressed and managed (Presidential Secretariat, October 22, 2024, and ICW, cited by Suara.com, November 9, 2026).

Tirto reached out to Raffi and his manager, Prio Bagja Anugrah, for comments. As of this report published at 10:16 AM WIB, neither had responded.