Uasin Gishu County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Finance and Economic Planning Micah Rogony has tabled the county budget appropriations and revenue-raising measures for the fiscal year 2026/2027 to the County Assembly, pending approval by the members of the County Assembly.
The CECM announced that the proposed budget for 2026/2027 is approximately Sh 12.99 billion, with the spending plan heavily focused on agricultural transformation, value addition, infrastructure, and youth empowerment while aiming to cushion residents by not introducing new taxes, levies, or charges.
The budget proposal is financed through the following key revenue streams, including Equitable Share (Sh 9.26 billion), Own Source Revenue (OSR) (Sh 1.4 billion), Conditional Grants (Sh 530.65 million), and Appropriation-in-Aid (AIA) (Sh 708.7 million).
Uasin Gishu County Assembly Speaker Philip Muigei said the Assembly budget committee will scrutinize the budget and be able to see the highlights of the county budget and where the priorities have been prioritized.
“The county government in general has prioritized the agricultural sector. Other key sectors include the health sector, youth, and education. We will scrutinize the budget as a county assembly and, subsequently, before the 30th June 2026 deadline, we will be able to present it to the assembly, and if approved, then we can go for final implementation,” noted the county speaker.
CECM Rogony emphasized that the revenue-raising measures do not involve increasing any levies or charging any extra fees. “We are maintaining the same fees, except for the new programmes, like traffic violation penalties,” he noted.
Agriculture and agribusiness remain strategic pillars of the county’s economic transformation agenda, with Sh 729 million allocated to support agro-processing, value addition, irrigation development, promotion of high-value crops, farmer capacity building, strengthened market linkages, and the revitalization of Agricultural Mechanization Services (AMS) to increase productivity and enhance food security.
In the health sector, the county will prioritize the completion and equipping of the Uasin Gishu County Hospital Diagnostic Centre, upgrading of health facilities across wards, completion of ongoing projects at Moiben, Turbo, and Ziwa hospitals, acquisition of additional ambulances, strengthening of emergency and referral systems, recruitment and training of health personnel, digitization of health services, and uninterrupted supply of essential medicines.
Trade, industrialization, and cooperative development will receive renewed focus through the expansion of the Fanikisha Hustle and Enterprise Fund to increase access to affordable credit for MSMEs, farmers, women, youth, and entrepreneurs.
The county will also prioritize completion and operationalization of the 64 Champions Market and the County Aggregation and Industrial Park (CAIPs) to enhance value addition, processing, storage, and market access.
Infrastructure remains a key driver of economic development, with Sh 1.2 billion earmarked for roads and related projects. The county plans to operationalize its asphalt plant to accelerate road upgrades to bitumen standards, improve rural access roads, and enhance connectivity to markets, schools, health facilities, and other essential services.
Investments in water distribution networks, storage facilities, irrigation, and climate-resilient infrastructure will also be prioritized through strategic partnerships.
Education, skills development, innovation, and youth empowerment will continue to shape the county’s long-term development agenda. The county will modernize vocational training centers into centers of excellence, fast-track the completion of the Modern Library, Youth Empowerment, and Innovation Center; strengthen ECDE infrastructure; support school feeding programmes, provide learning materials, and recruit instructors to improve the quality of training.
The 2026/2027 budget is expected to unlock Uasin Gishu County’s productive potential by linking infrastructure, agriculture, manufacturing, and investment to value addition and expanded market access.
Through strategic investments in facilities such as the County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPs), the Export Processing Zone (EPZ), the potato processing plant, and high-value agricultural value chains including coffee and avocado, the county aims to transition from primary production to processing, branding, marketing, and sustainable wealth creation.
By Ekuwam Sylvester
