The Sh4.8 trillion plan, up from last year's Sh4.7
trillion, prioritizes President Ruto's Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda
with Sh781.4 billion for education—including teacher salaries and free
secondary schooling—Sh175.5 billion for health, and Sh230 billion for roads.
Mbadi highlighted public input in its design and
new taxes to raise Sh120 billion, while debt servicing looms large over a Sh1.1
trillion deficit.
Opposition pushes a 'Kenyans First' alternative as Parliament debates the path ahead through 2027.