County governments in Kenya will receive an additional KSh425.6 million (Kenyan shillings) in the 2026/2027 financial year. The increase follows President William Ruto’s assent to the County Governments Additional Allocations Act, 2026 on Oct 19 in Nairobi.
The Act increases total additional allocations to counties to KSh71.09 billion, from KSh70.67 billion in the previous financial year.
The package includes:
- KSh12.73 billion from the Kenyan national government’s share of revenue
- KSh56.38 billion in loans and grants from development partners
- allocations from court fines and mineral royalties
The funds are earmarked for healthcare services, agricultural value chain development, climate change resilience, drought response, natural resource management, and water and sanitation programmes.
The legislation also requires quarterly reporting on actual transfers to counties to improve accountability and oversight of the funds.
