Kenya: CS Mbadi to Present 2026/27 Budget Amid Rising Cost of Living Concerns

Kenya: CS Mbadi to Present 2026/27 Budget Amid Rising Cost of Living Concerns

Nairobi -- The highly anticipated budget statement is expected to outline how the government plans to finance key sectors including education, healthcare, infrastructure, agriculture and security, while also addressing growing public pressure to reduce the tax burden on households and businesses.

Treasury Unveils KSh4.82 Trillion Budget Focused on Growth, Jobs and Fiscal Discipline

The government has unveiled a KSh4.82 trillion budget for the 2026/27 financial year, prioritising agriculture, affordable housing, healthcare, education and support for small businesses under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA). According to the National Treasury, the budget is anchored on the theme “Sustaining the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda for Resilient and Inclusive Growth amid […]

Education sector gets largest budget share at Ksh784.5B

The education sector has received the largest allocation in the National Government’s Budget Estimates for the 2026/27 Financial Year, underscoring the government’s commitment to strengthening learning institutions across the country. Presenting the budget estimates in Parliament on Thursday, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi announced that the sector has been allocated Ksh784.5B, representing 26.6 pc of the total budget. This marks an incre…

CS Mbadi: How govt plans to plug Sh1.1 trillion 2026/27 budget deficit

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi will today deliver a speech on this year’s budget, which the government has argued is modest in new taxes in an attempt to pre-empt public anger with the looming anniversary of Finance Bill 2024 protests later this month. Allocations for mega infrastructure projects like roads and the Standard Gauge Railway […]

CS Mbadi Defends Tough 2026/27 Budget Amid Economic Pressures

NAIROBI, Kenya, June 11 — Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has defended the government’s 2026/2027 budget, saying the country is facing difficult economic realities that have made the current financial plan one of the most challenging in recent years. Speaking ahead of the budget presentation in Parliament, Mbadi said there is “no easy budget,” noting that this year’s spending plan has been shaped by a combination of external economic shock…