President William Ruto has signed the Supplementary Appropriations Bill 2025 into law, paving the way for increased funding across key sectors, including education, healthcare, security, and infrastructure. Sponsored by Uasin Gishu County Woman Representative and Deputy Speaker Gladys Boss, the Bill was debated and passed by the National Assembly on March 14, 2025.
The Bill aims to address financial gaps and realign budgetary allocations to improve absorption levels. A major beneficiary of the new funding is the education sector, with Ksh16 billion allocated for university education, including Ksh4.2 billion specifically for implementing universities’ Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has received an additional Ksh18 billion to cater for insurance shortfalls, teacher promotions, and staff emoluments. Furthermore, Ksh6.5 billion has been set aside for the World Bank-supported Kenya Primary Education Equity in Learning Programme, and Ksh8 billion for Technical and Vocational Education and Training. The school feeding programme will also benefit from an allocation of Ksh600 million.
The health sector has been significantly boosted with funds aimed at supporting Universal Health Coverage. The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) has received Ksh1.5 billion for recapitalisation, while Ksh3 billion has been allocated to the Primary Healthcare Fund and another Ksh3 billion for the Emergency, Chronic, and Critical Illness Fund. Additional allocations include Ksh1.5 billion for healthcare interns’ stipends, Ksh1 billion for Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Ksh1.7 billion for Kenyatta National Hospital, and Ksh1.4 billion for Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral, and Research Hospital.
To strengthen security, the National Police Service has received Ksh7.5 billion, with Ksh5 billion allocated for police insurance costs. The Bill also allocates Ksh5 billion for drought mitigation and Ksh16 billion for roads infrastructure. Tourism promotion has been granted Ksh4.6 billion, while the Kenya Revenue Authority has received Ksh8 billion to address staff emolument shortfalls.
Additional allocations include Ksh6.6 billion for the fertiliser subsidy, Ksh700 million for dairy processing, and Ksh750 million for seed and seedling distribution. The Bill also sets aside funds for Thwake Dam (Ksh1 billion), Technical Training Institutes (Ksh200 million), and electricity connectivity to public facilities (Ksh600 million).
