President William Ruto has signed the Supplementary Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 8 of 2025) into law.

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, in a statement shared via his official social media accounts on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, said that he had witnessed the head of state sign the bill, which he has termed as crucial in addressing financial gaps in various sectors.

Wetang’ula further stated that the bill will help address reforms in the education and health sectors as well as the advancement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

He says security sector reforms, drought mitigation, infrastructure development, and measures to boost tourism and revenue collection will also be addressed by the bill that has now become a law.

“Early this morning, alongside the leadership from Parliament, I witnessed as H.E. President William Ruto assented to the Supplementary Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 8 of 2025). The bill is crucial in addressing financial gaps in various sectors, among them reforms in the education and health sectors as well as advancement of Universal Health Coverage, security sector reforms, drought mitigation, infrastructure development, measures to boost tourism, and revenue collection, among others,” Wetang’ula stated.

Early this morning, alongside the leadership from Parliament, I witnessed as H.E President William Ruto assented to The Supplementary Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 8 of 2025).

The Bill is crucial in addressing financial gaps in various sectors among them reforms… pic.twitter.com/ypgVzxJt4Z

— Rt.Hon.Dr.Moses Wetang'ula (@HonWetangula) March 18, 2025

Wetang’ula went ahead to state that the bill will see a reduction in funds allocated to non-priority areas.

“The law requires parliamentary regularization for any expenditures incurred under Article 223 of the Constitution where there is additional allocation and reallocation of funds. The bill also saw a reduction in funds allocated to non-priority areas. Present at the signing ceremony were H.E. Deputy President Prof. Kithure Kindiki, Attorney General Dorcas Oduor, Hon. John Mbadi (CS Treasury), and Clerk of the National Assembly Samuel Njoroge. Others were Majority Leader Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairman Hon. Sam Atandi, Hon. Martha Wangari, Hon. Naomi Waqo (Deputy Majority Whip), and Solicitor General Shadrack Mose,” he stated.

President Ruto, in a subsequent post shared via his official X account, said that his government had made available additional resources to facilitate ongoing reforms in the education sector, with Ksh18 billion allocated to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) for insurance shortfalls, teacher promotion, and personal emolument shortfalls.

Ruto further stated that a further Ksh16 billion had been set aside for university education, Ksh8 billion for TVETs, and Ksh600 million for the School Feeding Programme.

The financing gap in health sector reforms, Ruto says, is being bridged, with Ksh1.5 billion set aside for recapitalisation of KEMSA, Ksh3 billion for the Primary Healthcare Fund, Ksh3 billion for the Emergency, Chronic, and Critical Illness Fund, and Ksh1.5 billion for healthcare interns.

“We have made available additional resources to facilitate ongoing reforms in the education sector, with KSh18 billion allocated to the Teachers Service Commission for insurance shortfalls, teacher promotion, and personal emolument shortfalls. A further KSh16 billion has been set aside for university education, KSh8 billion for TVETs, and KSh600 million for the School Feeding Programme. The financing gap in health sector reforms is being bridged, with KSh1.5 billion set aside for recapitalisation of KEMSA, KSh3 billion for Primary Healthcare Fund, KSh3 billion for the Emergency, Chronic and Critical Illness Fund and KSh1.5 billion for healthcare interns.

“At State House Nairobi, assented to the Supplementary Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 8 2025). Other areas that have been funded include subsidised fertiliser (KSh6.6 billion), County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (KSh1.2 billion), Equalisation Fund (KSh3.7 billion), settlement of the landless (KSh370 million), Thwake Dam (KSh1 billion) and KSh700 million allocated to New KCC for mopping up milk, among others,” Ruto stated.

We have made available additional resources to facilitate ongoing reforms in the education sector, with KSh18 billion allocated to the Teachers Service Commission for insurance shortfalls, teacher promotion and personal emolument shortfalls.

A further KSh16 billion has been set… pic.twitter.com/si7yNGWXdA

— William Samoei Ruto, PhD (@WilliamsRuto) March 18, 2025