Topic: Budget

Treasury raises spending by Sh199.9 billion in mini Budget

By Macharia Kamau   2025-02-12 11:42:41

The government plans to increase its spending for the current FY by an additional Sh344.8 billion, eroding the budget cuts that it had made last August as it sought to reduce spending.

Cabinet approves Sh4.2 trillion budget for 2025-26

By David Njaaga   2025-02-11 19:37:49

Cabinet has approved a Sh4.2 trillion budget for the 2025/26 financial year, allocating Sh3.09 trillion to recurrent expenses, Sh725.1 billion to development, and Sh5 billion to the contingency fund

Why 2025 budget must fix tax chaos, county funding gaps and rising debt

By Dennis Kabaara   2025-02-11 17:51:50

As we all know, the 2025/26 budget process — strictly 2025/26 to 2027/28 Medium-Term Budget process — is well underway, at both national and county government levels.  

Senate resumes sittings, outlines agenda for budget, revenue bills

By Sharon Wanga   2025-02-10 16:14:54

Senate reconvenes on Tuesday, to prioritise reconstitution of key Senate Committees, critical financial and legislative matters; Majority Leader Senator Aaron Cheruiyot says.

Development budget to be slashed funds to be directed to essential programs, says Mbadi

By Mercy Kahenda   2025-02-04 18:57:56

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has proposed slashing of the development budget to finance essential programmes affected by United State freeze on foreign aid.

Court suspends Controller of Budget, governors' bursaries deal

By Daniel Chege   2025-02-03 20:45:13

The High Court has suspended a deal between the COB and the Council of Governors (CoG) allowing county governments to continue issuing bursaries to institutions outside their scope.