Kenyan President William Ruto has signed into law several key fiscal bills for the 2025/26 financial year, including the Finance Bill 2025, the Appropriations Bill 2025, the Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2025, and the Division of Revenue Bill 2025. The Appropriations Bill authorizes government spending of 1.88 trillion Kenyan shillings (KES) for the fiscal year, with 1.81 trillion KES allocated for recurrent expenditure and 744.5 billion KES for development projects. The Finance Bill 2025, which takes effect on July 1, 2025, introduces various reforms across sectors and maintains President Ruto's commitment to no new taxes in the financial year. The Division of Revenue Bill ensures equitable distribution of resources between the national and county governments, allocating 2.332 trillion KES to the national government, 415 billion KES (21.6% of audited revenue) to county governments—exceeding the constitutional minimum of 15%—and 9.6 billion KES to the Equalisation Fund. President Ruto has urged county governments to use the funds prudently and warned against misuse of public resources.
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MP Jared Okello: The Conflict of Interest Bill was intended to consolidate all existing laws on corruption and integrity into a unified framework. Bishop Oginde’s prayer served as a powerful reminder: where there are roadblocks, there is a God in heaven who sees all and will deal https://t.co/sSNPiye9J4
Senator Dan Maanzo: Kenya already has sufficient laws to combat corruption; the real issue lies in enforcement. The conflict of interest bill signed by President Ruto yesterday is little more than a symbolic gesture, one that will likely be circumvented like many before it. Its https://t.co/56ZQy4dBjy