Thursday, 22 May, 2025
Education sector receives largest share of fy 2025/26 budget
Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
The Education sector has received the highest allocation in the National Government’s Budget Estimates for the 2025/26 Financial Year, according to an analysis by the Parliamentary Budget Office. The sector accounts for 28.1% of the total budget, translating to Kshs. 701.1 billion.
This allocation covers school capitation for primary, junior secondary (JSS), secondary, TVET, and university institutions; salaries for teachers, instructors, and lecturers; and the development of educational infrastructure, among other key areas.
The report was presented to the Budget and Appropriations Committee, chaired by Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga), marking the beginning of the Committee’s deliberations. Departmental Committee Chairpersons are now expected to make submissions for Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) under their oversight.
The Energy, Infrastructure, and ICT sector received the second highest allocation at Kshs. 500.7 billion. Key components of this include:
• Roads: Kshs. 195 billion for maintenance, rehabilitation, and construction;
• Housing and Urban Development: Kshs. 119 billion (including Kshs. 95 billion from the Affordable Housing Fund);
• Energy and Petroleum: Kshs. 92 billion for electricity generation, distribution, and last-mile connectivity;
• Rail and Air Transport: Kshs. 46 billion.
Recurrent expenditure in the sector includes Kshs. 69 billion from the Road Maintenance Levy Fund and Kshs. 25 billion from the Petroleum Development Levy.
Under the National Treasury and Economic Planning, the allocations include:
• Kshs. 58 billion for the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF),
• Kshs. 10.2 billion for the Equalization Fund,
• Kshs. 32 billion to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA),
• Kshs. 11.5 billion for Financing Locally Led Climate Action (FLLoCA),
• Kshs. 13.5 billion for the Global Fund (Malaria, TB, and HIV),
• Kshs. 9.6 billion for subscriptions to the African Union and other international organizations.
The Governance, Justice, Law, and Order (GJLO) sector has been allocated Kshs. 276.65 billion, including:
• Kshs. 125 billion to the National Police Service,
• Kshs. 38 billion to Correctional Services,
• Kshs. 35 billion to Internal Security and National Administration,
• Kshs. 26.6 billion to the Judiciary,
• Kshs. 20.3 billion to Immigration and Citizen Services,
• Kshs. 9.6 billion to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
The National Security sector has been allocated Kshs. 251 billion, comprising:
• Kshs. 200 billion to the Ministry of Defence,
• Kshs. 51 billion to the National Intelligence Service.
The Health sector will receive Kshs. 136.8 billion, with key allocations as follows:
• Kshs. 54 billion for National Referral and Specialized Services,
• Kshs. 16.8 billion for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health,
• Kshs. 13 billion for the Primary Healthcare Fund,
• Kshs. 10 billion for the Emergency, Chronic and Critical Illness Fund,
• Kshs. 5 billion to KEMSA,
• Kshs. 8.8 billion to KMTC,
• Kshs. 4 billion toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
Lastly, the Agriculture and Rural Development sector has been allocated Kshs. 78 billion, aimed at enhancing food security and reducing the cost of living. Notable allocations include:
• Kshs. 8 billion for the fertilizer subsidy program,
• Kshs. 10 billion for the National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project,
• Kshs. 5.8 billion for the Food Systems Resilience Project,
• Kshs. 2.3 billion for Value Enhancement of Pastoral Economies,
• Kshs. 4.8 billion for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development,
• Kshs. 2 billion for sugar sector reforms,
• Kshs. 2 billion for the Coffee Cherry Revolving Fund.
The budget reflects the government’s prioritization of education, infrastructure, national security, and health, as well as efforts to strengthen economic resilience and social protection.