Roads dominate development budget in Treasury estimates

Budget briefcase. [File, Standard]

The roads sector will take the lion’s share of the country’s 2026/27 development budget as President William Ruto rushes to fulfil a majority of his promises before the 2027 general elections. 

Draft budget estimates for the period show that the government plans to spend Sh840.6 billion in development projects, with the State Department for Roads taking the most allocation at Sh176.9 billion.