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𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐀𝐖 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐊𝐒𝐇𝟒.𝟖𝟐 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔/𝟐𝟕

 

The Appropriations Act, 2026 has been assented to by President William Ruto, authorizing government expenditure of KSh4.82 trillion for the 2026/27 Financial Year and setting the stage for implementation of key programmes under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).

The legislation, sponsored by Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairperson Hon. Samuel Atandi, was passed by the National Assembly on 18th June 2026 before being forwarded to the president for assent.

𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇, 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘, 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐔𝐍𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 (𝐍𝐨 𝟐) 𝐀𝐂𝐓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐀𝐖

President William Ruto has assented into law the Supplementary Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 2026, paving the way for additional government spending to address emerging priorities as the 2025/2026 Financial Year comes to a close.

The Act gives effect to the Supplementary Estimates II, which seek to align budgetary allocations with actual expenditure requirements, available resources, operational shortfalls, enhanced security needs, and financing requirements for development partner supported programmes.

𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐘 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐒 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋, 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘

The National Assembly has passed the Kenyan Sign Language Bill, 2023 (Senate Bill No. 9 of 2023) with amendments, paving the way for enhanced recognition, regulation and use of Kenyan Sign Language across public institutions, schools, courts, media houses and telecommunications services.

The Bill, co-sponsored by Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona and Hon. Umulkheir Harun, seeks to promote inclusivity and guarantee equal access to information, education and public services for persons who are deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind.

𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐘 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋, 𝐔𝐍𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐊𝐒𝐇𝟒𝟐𝟖 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒

The National Assembly has passed the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2026, paving the way for the disbursement of Ksh 428 billion in equitable share revenue to the country's 47 county governments for the 2026/2027 Financial Year.

The Bill, which was approved without amendments, provides the legal framework for the allocation and transfer of nationally raised revenue to counties, ensuring that devolved units receive resources needed to deliver essential services to wananchi.