National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has ruled out increasing government borrowing to finance the Sh4.82 trillion budget for the fiscal year 2026/27. This decision comes despite a reduced revenue projection from the Finance Bill 2026.

• The projected additional revenue collection has been scaled down from Sh120 billion to Sh98 billion.
• CS Mbadi stated, "We have not lost much revenue following the amendments to the Finance Bill. No room for enhanced borrowing."
• The government will focus on managing the actual possible loss, estimated to be no more than Sh15 billion, rather than introducing new taxes or reducing expenditure.