Gainers in education's Sh702.7 billion budget

The Kenya Kwanza government has maintained the trend of prioritising education by allocating the sector the lion’s share of the 2025–26 national budget.

 The education sector secured Sh702.7 billion, translating to 28 per cent of the Sh4.29 trillion total expenditure.

This is Sh44.5 billion more than the Sh656.6 billion allocated in the 2024–25 financial year, which accounted for 27.6 per cent of the Sh3.92 trillion total expenditure.

In the 2023–24 financial year, the sector received Sh628.6 billion, 27.4 per cent of the national budget.

That was an increase of Sh84.2 billion from the Sh544.4 billion allocated in 2022–23.