Kenya's KSh 4.82 trillion FY2026/27 budget follows the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda, prioritising agriculture, affordable housing, health, education and small businesses. The government has set up a National Infrastructure Fund and a Sovereign Wealth Fund and will announce a successor to Vision 2030 after public consultation.
Government · leader
President William Ruto (head of state and government)
Key national agenda
- Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda: agriculture, affordable housing, health, MSMEs
- Infrastructure financing via the National Infrastructure Fund and Sovereign Wealth Fund
- Universal health coverage and a stronger Social Health Authority
- Youth jobs (NextGen.ke) and wider higher-education funding
- A new long-term national vision after Vision 2030
Government programmes
FY2026/27 national budgetKSh 4.82 trillion
Revenue KSh 3.63tr, deficit KSh 1.15tr (5.5% of GDP); education 784.5bn, energy/infrastructure/ICT 531.3bn, roads 220.4bn, health 177.2bn, agriculture/rural 111.7bn
Affordable and social housingKSh 71.5bn
KSh 50.6bn for affordable housing and KSh 20.9bn for social housing
National Infrastructure Fund (NIF)KSh 350bn raised
KSh 350bn raised in about three months (announced 11 Jul 2026); targets 20,000+ km of roads and about 10,000 MW of power over seven years
Sovereign Wealth Fund
Bill signed 8 Jul 2026; part of state asset income is saved and invested
Nairobi-Mombasa road PPP
KeNHA procured feasibility and transaction advisory services for a PPP (closed Aug 2026)
Post-Vision 2030 long-term vision
Scholars' report received 21 Jul 2026; new vision to follow public consultation
Business opportunities
PMO consulting for infrastructure progress and financial monitoring
The NIF has raised large sums quickly, making delivery oversight of roads and power critical.
National Treasury, KeNHA, Ministry of Energy
AI automation for health claims and eligibility checks
Expanding universal coverage is raising SHA claim volumes.
Social Health Authority, Ministry of Health
Digital/AI job training and job-matching platform for youth
The government has just launched a youth employment programme.
Ministry of Public Service and Youth, county governments
County budget and performance management digitisation
Development money is increasingly spent at county level, raising demand for performance tracking (estimate).
County governments, Council of Governors
Korean support schemes
- KOICA fellowship (CIAT) and development consulting (DEEP) programmes · KOICA — KOICA runs official training and development consulting programmes; no Kenya-specific project was confirmed in this review.
Official notices
- 2026-09-15 Letter of interim authority issued to Kamagambo University
- 2026-09-02 Communique on consolidated cargo and support for Kenyan traders
- 2026-07-21 Received the post-Vision 2030 report and pledged public consultation
- 2026-07-11 Announced KSh 350bn raised by the National Infrastructure Fund
Disaster · conflict · epidemic
Watch 2026-10-30
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Ebola: 9 confirmed cases and 2 deaths from an imported-case cluster (as of 10/26)
