Nairobi, June 12- Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi is scheduled to present the 2025/2026 national budget at Parliament Buildings in Nairobi on Thursday, June 12. This will mark his first budget presentation since assuming the role as the second Treasury CS under President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza administration.
The government plans to spend roughly Ksh.4.2 trillion in the upcoming financial year. The budget has been structured around President Ruto’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), which is designed to align with the longterm national development strategy, Vision 2030.
To fund this plan, the Treasury is banking on a combination of domestic revenue, grants, service charges, and borrowing. Tax collection has been set at a target of Ksh.2.7 trillion, with an additional Ksh.560 billion expected from levies and various government fees.
Kenya also anticipates receiving Ksh.46.9 billion in grants, although this still leaves a considerable budget deficit one the government hopes to plug through both local and international borrowing.
Among key areas of spending, the education sector will receive the largest allocation, with Ksh.701.1 billion set aside accounting for 28.1 percent of the national budget. National security has been allocated Ksh.251 billion, while the agriculture sector will get Ksh.78 billion. This includes Ksh.8.2 billion for fertilizer subsidies and Ksh.10.2 billion earmarked for value chain development initiatives.
Mbadi’s budget speech is expected to outline the government’s fiscal direction amid public scrutiny over rising debt and economic pressure, as Kenyans await clarity on new tax and spending proposals.
