On the Radar: CS Mbadi to present Sh4.2 trillion budget in Parliament

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi will today present the 2025/2026 budget in Parliament.

Mbadi will pronounce the budget policy highlights and revenue-raising measures for the national government for the fiscal year 2025-26.

The government is set to spend over Sh4.2 trillion in this financial year, which the exchequer aims to finance through debt, ordinary revenue, grants, fees charged for government service, and borrowing.

Revenue is projected at Sh3.39 trillion, with ordinary revenue expected to hit Sh2.84 trillion, supported by ongoing tax reforms.

The government plans to spend Sh3.1 trillion on recurrent expenditure, Sh725.1 billion on development, and Sh436.7 billion in county transfers.

The proposed 2025/2026 financial year budget prioritises education, which will receive the largest share at Sh701 billion.

However, despite this allocation, it still falls short of actual needs in the education sector.

Of this, Sh377 billion has been allocated for teacher salaries, Sh55 billion for free day secondary school capitation, Sh41 billion for HELB, and funds for university scholarships, junior and primary school capitation, intern teachers, school feeding, and TVET.

A key element in the 2025/26 budget is that the government will entrench the zero-based budgeting approach in preparing budgets.

BCG vaccines flag-off

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale will today preside over the flag off of BCG vaccines to counties.

The event will be held at Afya House grounds.

International Day of Family Remittances

The State Department for Diaspora Affairs (SDDA) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will today commemorate the International Day of Family Remittances.

This year’s theme is “Family-oriented policies for sustainable development: Towards the second world summit for social development.”

The event will be attended by several dignitaries and senior government officials.

It will be held at Radisson Blu-Arboretum, Nairobi.

Murkomen, IG Kanja to appear before MPs

The National Assembly's National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations committee is scheduled to hold a meeting with Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja.

They will deliberate on the circumstances surrounding the death of teacher Albert Ojwang in police custody.

Murkomen and Kanja appeared before the Senate plenary on Wednesday.