The Treasury has released the mid-year statement of actual revenues and net exchequer issues for the period ending December 31, 2025, providing a detailed account of spending across government ministries, departments, and agencies, with the State House emerging among the highest spenders.
State House emerged as the largest overspender, releasing Ksh9.08 billion in recurrent expenditure against an original allocation of Ksh7.68 billion. This represents an excess of Ksh1.4 billion, making it the top over-budget office in the government for the period under review.
The Office of the Deputy President also exceeded its allocation, drawing Ksh3.19 billion compared to the Ksh2.97 billion initially earmarked for its recurrent operations. Combined, the two offices accounted for more than Ksh7 billion in overspending on key state functions, including operational costs and staff allowances.
Other ministries also registered higher-than-planned disbursements. The Judiciary drew Ksh12.06 billion, overshooting its Ksh24.87 billion allocation for the first half of the year, while the National Police Service (NPS) spent Ksh62.83 billion against a Ksh125.31 billion ceiling.
Although some of these appear large in nominal terms, their expenditures were within approved limits when measured as a per centage of the annual allocation.
By contrast, several ministries and state departments remained below budget in the first half of the year, with the State Department for Planning releasing Ksh1.6 billion against a Ksh3.39 billion allocation, while the Public Investments and Asset Management spent just Ksh900 million of its Ksh2.83 billion allotment.
These savings could provide fiscal space for mid-year reallocations or development projects in the second half of the fiscal year.
The Treasury report also showed a total exchequer release of Ksh1.97 trillion for recurrent and development expenditures, compared to projected receipts of Ksh4.43 trillion for the full fiscal year.
This indicates that while some offices overspent in absolute terms, the overall spending pace remains in line with expected mid-year trends, leaving room for fiscal adjustments before the 2025/2026 year ends.
The Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary, by contrast, spent Ksh205 million against a budget of Ksh356 million, indicating controlled expenditure within its allocation.
Another notable overspender was the State Department for Special Programmes, which recorded Ksh2.87 billion in spending against a Ksh488 million allocation, an expenditure nearly six times its budget, according to the Treasury figures.
Key security and enforcement agencies recorded significant spending but remained within their allocations. NPS spent Ksh62.83 billion out of an allocation of Ksh125.31 billion, while the Ministry of Defence spent Ksh90.05 billion against a Ksh189.56 billion budget.
Among education-related agencies, the Teachers Service Commission disbursed Ksh201.26 billion, below its full-year allocation of Ksh385.55 billion, reflecting phased payment of salaries over the year.
Health-related departments were also within budget, with the State Department for Medical Services spending Ksh25.2 billion of Ksh57.2 billion and Public Health disbursing Ksh15.7 billion against Ksh17.57 billion.
Treasury CS John Mbadi pointed out in the notice that the government’s total revenue collection from July 1 to December 31, 2025, stood at Ksh2.17 trillion against estimates of Ksh4.43 trillion, leaving a closing exchequer balance of Ksh25.15 billion.
