Parliament Asks Kenyans for Comment on Budget That Doubles State House Spending

The State House budget will rise to Ksh17 billion if MPs approve the supplementary budget ahead of the creation of the 2026/2027 budget set to be announced in June...

✨ Key Highlights

Parliament has invited public comments on a Ksh316.87 billion supplementary budget that significantly increases government spending beyond initial approved estimates.

The supplementary budget allocates substantial funds to the Ministry of Defence (an additional Ksh24.4 billion), the State Department for Agriculture (Ksh19 billion for fertiliser subsidies and Ksh2.92 billion for seeds subsidies), and the State Department for Higher Education (Ksh16.69 billion).
The Budget and Appropriations Committee is requesting memoranda from the public and stakeholders by Thursday, March 19, at 5pm.
This additional spending exceeds the constitutional threshold of 10 per cent by 1.1 per cent, raising a constitutional question.

Continue Reading

Read the complete article from Kenyans

📰 Read Full Article

Related News

Video

Idara ya serikali ya biashara ndogo yataka bunge kuidhinisha bilioni 300 kurejesha Hustler Fund

KTN News (Youtube)

2h ago

Video

Stella Agara: We have a national assembly full of hungry men who collect bribes

KTN News (Youtube)

5h ago

sports5h ago

Talanta project officials grilled over Sh10.8b cost jump

A parliamentary committee is scrutinizing the Talanta City Sports Stadium construction project after a significant cost increase and a controversial transfer of responsibilities.

Standard Sports

📰 Read Full Story

sports14h ago

MPs grill officials over Sh10.8b cost jump for Talanta Stadium project

A parliamentary committee is grilling officials over a significant Sh10.8 billion cost increase for the Talanta City Sports Stadium project and its transfer from Sports Kenya to the Ministry of Defence without approval.

Standard Sports

📰 Read Full Story