Gachagua accuses President Ruto of looting funds in 2025/26 supplementary budget

The top critic of the Ruto-led administration claimed that the government is planning to loot Kshs.6.2 billion through the budget.

He alleged that the money is being siphoned through State House, the Office of the Deputy President, the State Department of Internal Security and the National Intelligence Service (NIS).

"The money to be drawn in cash through votes disguised as maintenance and operations, other operating expenses and security operations," he wrote online.

"This is money for bribing voters, paying goons, buying MPs and Senators, counter-productive empowerment programs and the Ol Kalou by-election."

The Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader also faulted the administration for planning to empty public coffers, while Kenyans are reeling from the lack of basic services from cash-strapped critical sectors. 

"This is happening when hospitals have no drugs, cancer patients are deep pain, our students have no capitation,  university and college students have no funding, name it!" he added.

In the Supplementary Budget II, spending is expected to rise by Ksh.17.29 billion, raising the total to Ksh.4.6 trillion for the 2025/26 year.

The National Treasury proposes an increment of Ksh.8.1 billion in recurrent expenditure as the Sports Department is set to receive the highest amount of Ksh.4.1 billion, pushing its final allocation to Ksh.29.26 billion

MSMEs will receive an addition of Ksh.3.8 billion, raising budget to Ksh.12 billion, and NIS will receive an added Ksh.3.5 billion to Ksh.64.9 billion.

State House is earmarked for an additional Ksh.1 billion to Ksh.18.54 billion, and the Office of the Deputy President will receive Ksh.200,000,000, pushing expenditure to Ksh.5.3 billion.

Education's budget will rise to Ksh.132.6 billion after receiving an additional Ksh.1.5 billion.

This comes amid pressure to slash public spending as Kenyans grapple with a high cost of living and looming increased taxes to fund the 2026/27 financial year.