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April 2, 2026
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Queries over Sh45bn extra security budget

Queries over Sh45bn extra security budget

The additional allocations come only three months to end of the current financial year...

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The Kenyan National Assembly has approved a supplementary budget allocating an additional Sh45 billion to the security sector, sparking queries and concerns among lawmakers.

  • The security sector received the largest portion of the revised budget, with allocations for Defence (Sh24.4 billion), the National Intelligence Service (Sh10 billion), and the National Police Service (Sh7.5 billion), plus Sh3 billion for internal security.
  • This comes just three months before the end of the financial year, raising questions about the necessity and timely allocation of these funds, with some legislators arguing that such expenditures should have been foreseen and included in the original budget.
  • The supplementary budget, approved using Article 223 of the Constitution, has also led to reductions in other sectors like ICT infrastructure, water, and energy, totaling approximately Sh11.4 billion, and has widened the fiscal deficit to Sh1.2 trillion.

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