NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 16 – Kenyans have until February 20 to submit they views to the Senate on the 2026 Budget Policy Statement and the 2025 Medium Term Debt Management Strategy.
According to a notice by Senate Clerk Jeremiah Nyegenye, can be either hand-delivered or emailed to his office or to the Senate Finance Committee.
The National Treasury tabled the documents last week indicating government plans to raise Sh3.5 trillion in revenue.
It will additionally seek to borrow Sh890.4 billion domestically and Sh225.4 billion externally.
Under the 2026-2029 Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy, the Treasury plans to source 82 percent of gross borrowing from the domestic market and 18 percent from external sources, mainly concessional loans and sustainability-linked bonds.
The Cabinet has endorsed the financial year 2026/27 Budget, setting total expenditure at Sh4.7 trillion against projected revenues of Sh3.53 trillion.
The allocations include Sh3.46 trillion for recurrent spending, Sh749.5 billion for development projects, Sh495.7 billion for transfers to county governments, and Sh2 billion for the Contingency Fund.
