Budget 2025/26: Education, security, and infrastructure among top winners
Treasury CS John Mbadi in his office before reading the budget in the National Assembly on June 12, 2025. PHOTO | COURTESY
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The national government has unveiled a Ksh.4.29 trillion budget for the 2025/26 financial year, with education, national security, and infrastructure emerging as the biggest beneficiaries.
The
education sector received the largest allocation, with Ksh.702.7 billion set aside. This includes Ksh.387.2
billion for the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), Ksh.58.9 billion for free primary and
secondary education, and Ksh.58.5 billion
for higher education loans and scholarships.
The
security sector was allocated Ksh.464.9 billion,
with funds directed towards the operations of the National Police Service, the
Kenya Defence Forces, and the National Intelligence Service.
The allocation includes Ksh.10 billion for leasing police vehicles,
Ksh.3.6
billion for modernization programmes, and Ksh.1.1 billion for
the construction of national forensic facilities.
County governments will receive Ksh.474.9 billion, with Ksh.405.1 billion as equitable share and
the rest through conditional allocations from the national government and
development partners.
Infrastructure
development was also prioritized, receiving Ksh.318.1
billion for roads, railways, air transport, and energy. Out of
this, Ksh.217.3 billion will go towards road
maintenance, rehabilitation, and construction, while Ksh.62.8
billion has been earmarked for energy projects.
The
health sector has been allocated Ksh.133.4 billion,
with funding directed towards hospitals, emergency care, vaccines, and the
rollout of Universal Health Coverage.
The Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH)
will receive Ksh.18.7 billion, Global Fund (Ksh.Ksh.17.3 billion), Primary
healthcare fund (Ksh.13.1 billion), Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (Ksh.10.8
billion) while a further Ksh.8 billion has been allocated to the Emergency,
Chronic and Critical Illness Fund.
President
William Ruto’s affordable housing programme received Ksh.120.2
billion, including Ksh.64.5 billion
for the construction of affordable units and Ksh.10.5
billion for social housing projects.
In
agriculture, Ksh.47.6 billion was set
aside to support farmers through input subsidies, value chain development, and
food security initiatives.
Meanwhile, Ksh.41.3 billion was allocated to social protection programmes, including cash transfers to elderly persons, orphans, and vulnerable groups.
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