Ruto Signs Supplementary Budget Bill Into Law

President William Ruto has signed the Supplementary Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 8 of 2025) into law, paving the way for key budget adjustments in the 2024/25 financial year.

The Bill, sponsored by National Assembly Liaison Committee Chairperson Gladys Boss, was passed by Parliament on March 14, 2025, with amendments. It seeks to regularize expenditures incurred under Article 223 of the Constitution and provide additional funding for priority sectors, including education, health, security, and infrastructure.

Key Allocations in the Supplementary Budget

The Bill injects additional funds into education reforms. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will receive Sh18 billion to cover insurance shortfalls, teacher promotions, and personnel emoluments. University education has been allocated Sh16 billion, with Sh4.2 billion set aside for implementing the Universities Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and Sh6.48 billion to support increased university revenue targets. The World Bank has contributed Sh6.5 billion to support the Kenya Primary Education Equity in Learning Program. The State Department for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) will receive Sh8 billion, while Sh600 million has been allocated to the school feeding program.

To strengthen Universal Health Coverage, the Bill provides Sh1.5 billion to recapitalize the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA). An additional Sh3 billion each has been allocated to the Primary Healthcare Fund and the Emergency, Chronic and Critical Illness Fund. Healthcare professional interns will receive Sh1.5 billion in stipends. Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital will get Sh1 billion to address salary shortfalls, while Sh600 million has been set aside to operationalize Primary Health Care Networks. Kenyatta National Hospital and Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral, and Research Hospital will receive Sh1.7 billion and Sh1.4 billion, respectively.

The security and infrastructure sectors will receive Sh7.5 billion for the National Police Service, with Sh5 billion designated for police insurance. The roads sector has been allocated Sh16 billion, while Sh5 billion has been set aside for drought-related interventions.

Other allocations in the Bill include Sh6.6 billion for fertilizer subsidies and Sh700 million for dairy processing and milk mop-up. County Integrated Agro-Industrial Parks will receive Sh1.2 billion, while the Equalization Fund has been allocated Sh3.7 billion. A further Sh370 million has been set aside for settling the landless, and Sh164 million will go to the Pesticide Control Produce Board to enhance crop protection. Agricultural Technology Innovation Centres have been allocated Sh90 million, while Sh750 million will be used for seed and seedling distribution to enhance food security. The Thwake Dam project will receive Sh1 billion, with Sh200 million set aside for constructing Technical Training Institutes (TTIs) and Sh600 million for electrifying public facilities.