Ministry of Defence — received Sh252.1 billion in Kenya's 2026/27 budget for security spending.
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… Security The security sector was allocated Ksh.316.2 billion, split across the Ministry of Defence, National Police Service, and intelligence, to modernize policing and boost regional stability. …
Education, security, health: Winners in the 2026/27 budgetCapital News
… The Ministry of Defence received Sh252.1 billion, followed by the National Police Service at Sh144.7 billion, and the National Intelligence Service at Sh64 billion. …
Govt allocates Sh3.9bn to village elders as security budget crosses Sh567bnCapital News
… The Ministry of Defence has been allocated Sh252.1 billion, followed by the National Police Service at Sh144.7 billion, and the National Intelligence Service at Sh64 billion. …
Kenya allocates Sh567bn to security, crossing half-trillion mark in 2026/27 budgetCitizen Digital
… On May 29, Committee Chairperson Nelson Koech told a visiting British Parliamentary delegation that the June 10 session would bring together officials from the Office of the Attorney General, the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, the Ministry of Defence and the British Hi …
Agnes Wanjiru's family locked out of Parliamentary session on BATUK inquiryThe Standard
… In the proposal the Ministry of Defence will get Sh252.1 billion, the National Police Service (Sh144.7 billion), the National Intelligence Service (Sh64 billion) and the Kenya Prison Services (Sh42.6 billion). …
Win of village elders as state allocates Sh3.9 billion stipendCapital News
… Neither State House nor the Ministry of Defence has publicly indicated whether Kenya plans to purchase a new presidential jet, pursue a long-term leasing arrangement or continue relying on ad hoc charter flights. …
Ruto sticks to chartered planes as presidential jet remains grounded in NetherlandsCitizen Digital
… Stakeholders who appeared before the committee included representatives from the State Department for Internal Security and National Administration, the Ministry of Defence, the Office of the Attorney General, the State Department for Trade, Investment and Industry, and the State …
MPs warn new Strategic Goods Bill could slow down trade, raise costsCitizen Digital
… Locally, the Ministry of Defence, Sports Kenya and various technical teams are working 24/7 to ensure all venues—including Talanta Sports City—are delivered on time. …
Talanta City's Raila Odinga Stadium 91% complete, says MvuryaCitizen Digital
… Juma held the role of Cabinet Secretary in strategic Ministries of Kenya, namely the Ministry of Energy; the Ministry of Defence; and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and was Acting Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining. …
Monica Juma assumes office in Vienna as UNODC Executive DirectorCitizen Digital
… In education, the Ministry of Defence will build five extra schools in Laikipia North to enhance access to schooling in the formerly insecurity-prone area. …
'No region will be left behind again,' President Ruto says during Laikipia tourTreasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi presented Kenya's 4.8 trillion shilling national budget for 2026/27, with the largest allocation—784.5 billion shillings—going to education, alongside significant funding for security, health, agricultural transformation, and infrastructure to support the government's Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda.
11 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi presented Kenya's 4.8 trillion shilling national budget for 2026/27, with the largest allocation—784.5 billion shillings—going to education, alongside significant funding for security, health, agricultural transformation, and infrastructure to support the government's Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda.
11 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Kenyan government has allocated Sh3.9 billion for stipends to village elders to strengthen local administrative capacity and recognise their role in conflict resolution and community-level security. Security spending overall rises to Sh567.3 billion in the 2026/27 budget, the largest sectoral allocation in the Sh4.84 trillion fiscal plan.
11 June 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya has allocated Sh567.3 billion to security in the 2026/27 budget, crossing the half-trillion mark and representing one of the largest sectoral allocations within the Sh4.84 trillion fiscal plan. The expanded envelope covers defence, policing, intelligence, prisons, and internal administration, with the Ministry of Defence receiving Sh252.1 billion, the National Police Service Sh144.7 billion, and the National Intelligence Service Sh64 billion.
11 June 2026 · Capital News →
The family of Agnes Wanjiru, whose 2012 murder has been linked to British soldiers in BATUK, was reportedly denied access to a closed-door Parliamentary session on June 10, 2026, where the National Assembly's Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations deliberated on findings from its inquiry into the military unit's conduct. The family received no formal explanation for the denial.
11 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has proposed allocating Sh3.9 billion as a stipend for village elders, who will be part of the National Government Administration Officers under the Interior Ministry. Mbadi said the stipend recognizes the elders' roles in addressing security and societal challenges and enhancing local administrative capacities.
11 June 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto travelled to South Africa on Wednesday aboard a privately chartered Boeing Business Jet 2, as Kenya's official presidential aircraft—a Fokker 70 acquired in 1995—remains out of service in the Netherlands since August 2025.
4 June 2026 · Capital News →
A Parliamentary committee has raised concerns that the Strategic Goods Control Bill, 2026 could create a costly and overly bureaucratic system that may slow down trade instead of improving it. The Bill seeks to regulate the trade, transfer, import, export and transit of strategic goods, sensitive technologies and dual-use items that could pose security risks.
19 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya confirmed on Friday that the Raila Odinga International Stadium is 91% complete and on track to meet international standards for AFCON 2027, with grass seeds planted on the playing surface and the pitch expected to be match-ready in two or three months.
15 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Monica Juma of Kenya has assumed office in Vienna as Director-General of the UN Office at Vienna and Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), following her appointment by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. She previously served as Kenya's first National Security Adviser and held Cabinet Secretary positions in Energy, Defence, and other strategic ministries.
11 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
During a development tour of Laikipia, President William Ruto said the government is implementing inclusive development programmes to ensure no community or region is left behind, committing that Laikipia County will not be marginalised any longer.
8 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto declared that the era of discrimination and marginalisation in Kenya is over, committing to inclusive development programmes. During a tour of Laikipia County, he announced major investments including Sh15 billion for affordable housing and markets, and Sh4 billion for a Nanyuki–Doldol road project.
8 May 2026 · Capital News →
On May 4, 2026, President William Ruto swore in 37 new judges to the High Court and Environment and Land Court, comprising 24 High Court judges and 13 Environment and Land Court judges, to reduce case backlogs following a transparent selection process by the Judicial Service Commission. The appointments include several historic firsts, including the first female judges from Kilifi, Narok, and Samburu counties to serve on these benches.
6 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Businessman Jimi Wanjigi has called for a freeze on a Sh150.7 billion sovereign bond account that he alleges the National Treasury is hiding outside the Consolidated Fund. He claims that 84 out of 88 recurrent exchequer line items published in a Kenya Gazette notice contained errors, and argues the discrepancies point to systemic failures in public finance management rather than clerical mistakes.
30 April 2026 · The Standard →
The government has announced construction of Kabarnet University College in Baringo County as a constituent college of Moi University, aimed at expanding access to higher education and easing pressure on existing facilities. The project will be carried out in phases, with the first phase including tuition blocks, library, auditorium, and administration block, projected for completion within 12 months.
27 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →