2025 budget Stories
The latest figures by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) show the country’s current account balance widened by 58 per cent, rising to Sh66...
The National Police Service (NPS) also featured among the departments that received no project funds, despite its development budget being revised dow...
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi says the government collected Sh2.2 trillion against a target of Sh2.5 trillion, resulting in a revenue gap of S...
The 6.91 per cent decline marks the first such drop in this window since the Covid-19 era, four years ago.
CS Mbadi said state corporations have long been flagged as a source of fiscal risk.
Athletics Integrity United has revealed that over 100 Kenyan athletes are currently serving doping bans, a worrying trend for a country celebrated for...
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi on Thursday said the government has embraced PPPs to build roads, dams, electricity transmission lines and other...
Speaking in Parliament, CS Mbadi reaffirmed the government’s commitment to expanding access to safe, decent, and affordable homes while driving job cr...
In the last financial year, CHPs were already grappling with financial constraints, which remain a key challenge in Kenya’s public healthcare system.
Kenya’s sports sector is set to feel the pinch after the government reduced the Sports Fund allocation by Ksh 3 billion in the 2025/26 Financial Year...
Recently, Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok said the government is targeting to recruit 24,000 more teachers by the end of the year.
The project entails establishing 10 BRT stations, deploying 100 buses, and constructing dedicated bus lanes with short 90-second headways, designed to...
The total health budget has increased to Sh138 billion for the 2025/2026 fiscal year, up from Sh123 billion—a reversal of three consecutive years of b...
Mbadi described the 2025/2026 budget as responsive and focused on delivering tangible benefits to the Kenyan people while maintaining fiscal responsib...
Mbadi revealed that for the first time, the National Treasury’s revenue projections are deliberately set lower than those estimated by the Parliamenta...
Education was hit hard, with a Sh5.9 billion reduction in capitation for public primary, junior, and senior secondary schools.
The budget approved by the Budget and Appropriations Committee allocates Sh28.6 billion to the National Assembly, Sh8.2 billion to the Senate, Sh9.4 b...
BAC Chairperson Samuel Atandi announced this as the committee began receiving reports from departmental committee chairpersons on the scrutiny of budg...
The budget will cover the 2025/26 financial year and aims to address economic recovery, the cost of living, job creation, and the government’s develop...
According to the Social Protection department, the funds have been reduced from Sh1.044 billion to Sh940 million for the 2025/2026 financial year.
Kenyatta’s allocation will fall from Sh371.46 million to Sh276.85 million in the financial year starting July. The heaviest reductions will affect for...
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula confirmed its receipt along with the 2025/26 Budget Estimates, which include key revenue-raising measures f...
One document puts the total budget at Sh4.263 trillion, while another states it as Sh4.336 trillion, creating a Sh73 billion gap that officials failed...
The largest share of the National Government’s allocation goes to the Executive, which is set to receive Sh2.68 trillion, accounting for 59.8 per cent...
The opposition to the budget was driven by concerns about alleged irregularities in its content.
In the 2023/24 budget report, the allocations specific to hospitality totalled Sh3.7 billion. However, the actual figure was higher as some institutio...
During a session with the Budget and Appropriations Committee chaired by Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro, the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) expressed...
Appearing before Members of Parliament, Kipsang said the entire Sh5.023 billion set aside for the tests has been slashed, putting approximately 3.5 mi...
According to supplementary estimates before Parliament, the President has taken the lead, ceding Sh1.8 billion that was allocated to his office in the...
