Parliament has approved a Ksh66.7 billion budget allocation for the State Department for Economic Planning for the 2026/27 financial year, setting aside funds for national planning, research, statistical services, monitoring and evaluation, as well as coordination of development programmes.

According to the report shared on their site on Saturday, June 4, 2026, the approved estimates under Vote 1072 indicate that a total of Ksh66,696,486,715 will be issued from the Consolidated Fund to support both recurrent and development expenditure during the financial year ending June 30, 2027.

”THAT, a sum not exceeding Kshs. 66,696,486,715 be issued from the Consolidated Fund to complete the sum necessary to meet the expenditure (Recurrent and Development) during the year ending 30th June, 2027 in respect of Vote 1072 (State Department for Economic Planning)’,” part of the statement from the report reads.

Development spending takes biggest share

The estimates show that the largest share of the allocation will go towards development expenditure, with Ksh61.99 billion set aside under capital estimates, while recurrent spending will account for Ksh4.7 billion.

Sectoral and Intergovernmental Development Planning Coordination received the biggest share of the vote at Ksh62.6 billion, underlining the government’s focus on development planning and coordination of projects across different sectors.

The programme received an increase from the initially submitted Ksh62.45 billion to Ksh62.62 billion in the final estimates approved by Parliament.

Statistical and policy programmes funded

National Statistical Information Services received Ksh1.13 billion in the approved estimates to support data collection and statistical operations used in planning and policy formulation.

Meanwhile, Macroeconomic Policy, National Planning and Research was allocated Ksh1.59 billion, reflecting continued government investment in policy research and economic planning initiatives.

General Administration, Planning and Support Services also saw an increase in funding from Ksh601 million to Ksh1.09 billion in the final approved estimates.

Changes in final estimates

While some programmes recorded increased allocations, others experienced reductions in the final budget adjustments.

Monitoring and Evaluation Services dropped from Ksh398.3 million in submitted estimates to Ksh248.3 million in the final allocation, while National Statistical Information Services also recorded a reduction in development expenditure.

The approved funding is expected to support the government’s planning agenda, data systems and implementation frameworks aimed at guiding national development priorities in the coming financial year