Treasury misses development spending threshold for the fourth year

Road construction workers carry out works along the Mamboleo-Miwani-Chemelil-Muhoroni-Kipsitet Road at Mamboleo in Kisumu County on June 6, 2026. 

Photo credit: Alex Odhiambo | Nation Media Group

President William Ruto’s government has failed to meet the legal threshold for development spending for the fourth consecutive year, highlighting persistent underinvestment in projects that support long-term economic growth and infrastructure development.

Actual development expenditure accounted for 26.89 percent of ministerial national government spending in the year ended June 2026, falling below the statutory minimum of 30 percent.

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