President William Ruto has allocated more than half of the next budget to his pet projects, housing, education, health and infrastructure, data contained in the draft Budget Policy Statement (BPS) for financial year 2026/27 shows.
The National Treasury has allocated Sh1.66 trillion to the four sectors out of the total annual budget of Sh2.88 trillion for the financial year starting July 1, 2025.
According to the Treasury document that is yet to be submitted to Parliament, the Health sector has been allocated Sh167.4 billion, which includes Sh136 billion for recurrent expenditure and Sh31.4 billion for development.
The Education sector will receive Sh7 67.3 billion, out of which Sh737.2 billion will go to recurrent spending and Sh30.1 billion for development.
In the Energy, Infrastructure and ICT sectors, the Treasury has allocated Sh54,5 billion, which includes Sh151.6 billion for recurrent and Sh42.3 billion for development.
The Housing sector, which Dr Ruto targets to fulfil his campaign promise of delivering affordable and decent houses, the Treasury has allocated Sh139.3 billion out of which Sh133.6 billion will be spent on housing development, and Sh5.7 billion will go to recurrent spending.
A section of the Affordable Housing Project in Mukuru, Nairo
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