After years of painful belt-tightening that left wananchi groaning under high living costs and heavy taxes, President William Ruto has flipped the script. His government has tabled a massive Sh4.7 trillion budget for the 2026/27 financial year — stuffed with farmer subsidies, youth cash, health stipends and regional infrastructure goodies — in a clear bid to buy back public goodwill just 18 months before the General Election.
Cabinet approved the record spending plan on February 10, marking a sharp U-turn from the post-2024 protest austerity era of slashed non-essentials, hiring freezes and “no new taxes” promises. This time, the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) gets a generous pre-poll makeover.
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