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Seven State departments exhaust full-year budgets in nine months
President William Ruto (right) and Deputy President Kithure Kindiki at a past event. Their offices are among State units that recorded sharp increases in recurrent spending, reflecting mounting pressure on public finances.
Seven State departments exhausted their full-year recurrent budget allocations in less than nine months, underscoring mounting pressure on public finances and partly prompting the Treasury to seek an additional Sh206.12 billion to fund day-to-day government operations.
Treasury data show the departments – spanning the presidency, security, social protection and health – had already exceeded their original full-year recurrent allocations by the end of March 2026.
