The state departments of Housing, Water, Energy and ICT are among the biggest casualties in the latest supplementary Budget II 2024/25 which seeks to adjust the budget to cover all expenses up to June 2025.
The document, that has been tabled in Parliament, shows that the previous Ksh.49 billion budget for the state department of Water was revised to Ksh.27.8 billion; a decrease of Ksh.22 billion.
The amount comprises Ksh.6.6 billion and Ksh.21.2 billion for the current and capital expenditure respectively.
Some of the affected projects include water resources conservation and protection, water resource management, national water and Sanitation investment.
Treasury stated that the decrease is mainly due to a reduction in donor funding for capital expenditure. However, Treasury disbursed an additional Ksh.64.5 million to cater for salaries under the current expenditure.
ICT and Energy sectors also experienced a decrease in funds; dropping by Ksh.7.8 billion and Ksh.7.6 billion respectively. ICT’s Ksh.20 billion budget was revised to Ksh.12.2 billion while Energy’s Ksh54.1 billion was reduced to Ksh.46.4 billion.
In the ICT sector, some of the affected projects include ICT infrastructure connectivity and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) development.
Other departments affected in the revised budgets include cabinet affairs, parliamentary affairs, diaspora affairs, transport and irrigation.
