Kenya unveiled a Sh4.29 trillion budget for the 2025/26 financial year, with education, national security, and infrastructure emerging as the biggest beneficiaries.
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, addressing the National Assembly on Thursday, said the budget focuses on stimulating economic recovery and creating jobs under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), with continued investments in manufacturing, ICT, and the creative economy.
The education sector received the largest allocation, with Sh702.7 billion set aside.
This includes Sh387.2 billion for the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), Sh58.9 billion for free primary and secondary education, and Sh58.5 billion for higher education loans and scholarships.
The security sector was allocated Sh464.9 billion, with funds directed towards the operations of the National Police Service, the Kenya Defence Forces, and the National Intelligence Service.
The allocation includes Sh10 billion for leasing police vehicles, Sh3.6 billion for modernization programmes, and Sh1.1 billion for the construction of national forensic facilities.
County governments will receive Sh474.9 billion, with Sh405.1 billion as equitable share and the rest through conditional allocations from the national government and development partners.
Infrastructure development was also prioritized, receiving Sh318.1 billion for roads, railways, air transport, and energy.
Out of this, Sh217.3 billion will go towards road maintenance, rehabilitation, and construction, while Sh62.8 billion has been earmarked for energy projects.
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