Kenya’s 2025/2026 Budget Swells to Ksh.4.6 Trillion After National Assembly Approves Supplementary Funds

Kenya’s 2025/2026 budget is set to rise sharply after the National Assembly approved Ksh.363 billion in supplementary estimates, lifting the total allocation to Ksh.4.6 trillion from the Ksh. 4.3 trillion initially proposed by the Treasury.

The Treasury had originally suggested a smaller increase in Ksh. 287 billion, but the Budget Committee argued that the higher allocation is necessary to clear pending obligations in education, health, and security.

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will receive an additional KSh.24 billion, bringing its total budget to Ksh. 411 billion. Meanwhile, the health sector’s allocation rises by Ksh.26 billion, from Ksh. 138 billion to Ksh. 164 billion.

Budget Committee Chair Samuel Atandi said the supplementary funds should ease pressure on taxpayers while placing the onus on the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to meet revenue targets.

“We want KRA to utilise the resources we have provided to strengthen systems,” he said.

The security sector will also see a major boost, with an extra Ksh. 53 billion, taking its total to Ksh. 418 billion. Defence will get Ksh. 24 billion, the National Intelligence Service Ksh. 10 billion, and the National Police Service Ksh. 7.5 billion.

“Security threats are constantly evolving, and as crime becomes more sophisticated, we must stay ahead,” Atandi added.

However, some departments have faced criticism for invoking Article 223 of the Constitution, which allows emergency spending without prior parliamentary approval, raising questions about adherence to standard budgetary procedures.