A loan by the Israeli government will fund nearly 70 percent of the development budget of the Ministry of Defence in Kenya for the fiscal year 2025/26, disclosures by the Treasury show.
Budget estimates for the financial year starting Tuesday show that Israeli will directly fund Kenya’s Defence ministry through a Sh3.4 billion loan—which would be equivalent to 69.38 percent of the ministry’s development budget of Sh4.93 billion for the fiscal year 2025/26.
