Kenya’s National Treasury plans to mobilise KES 293.6 billion (about US$2.3 billion) in the 2025/26 fiscal year through public-private partnerships, aiming to accelerate infrastructure delivery without adding directly to public debt. Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo said the government has budgeted KES 673 billion for development spending and will lean more heavily on private capital to close remaining funding gaps. Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure John Mbadi told a forum in Nairobi that public resources alone cannot meet the country’s growing infrastructure needs. He said PPPs offer access to private-sector efficiency, innovation and risk-management capacity, and confirmed 34 national projects are at various stages of preparation under the model. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, speaking in Mombasa, highlighted several schemes slated for PPP financing, including completion of the Liwatoni Fish Port, the Kidongo Fish Market and the dualling of the Mombasa–Nairobi Highway. The projects form part of the administration’s broader push to modernise transport links, expand the blue-economy and advance the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda envisioned in Kenya’s Vision 2030 plan.
Kenya's National Treasury is making a strong case to use PPP projects to mobilise KES 293.6B in FY 2025/26, leveraging private sector investment to deliver infrastructure without adding directly to public debt. A total of 34 national government PPP projects are in various https://t.co/Vw2NFr1DEt
CS John Mbadi: I have invited CS for education together with his PSs together with my PSs to discuss on any funding gap that is there on capitation and to see how to fill it https://t.co/ahz2WSHEhU
CS John Mbadi: Through PPPs, we not only access private sector capital but also benefit from the efficiency, innovation, and risk management capacity inherent in private sector operations. https://t.co/BFkv9nfMWu