In what has left Kenyans flabbergasted, President William Ruto’s State House blew an astonishing Sh10.4 billion in the first seven months of the current fiscal year. This has been revealed through disclosures that have been made by the National Treasury.
According to the disclosures, the house on the hill had received a full year allocation of Sh7.7 billion. This allocation was meant to cover the period that will end in June 2026.
However, by the end of January 2026, Sh10.4 billion had been blown away. Shockingly, it has been revealed that in the month of January, Ruto’s residence had spent Sh1.3 billion. This amounted to spending Sh42.6 million every day for the 31 days of January.
This reckless spending of public resources was the continuation of a trend that was seen in the first three months of the current fiscal year.
During that period, State House blew Sh4.32 billion against the target allocation of Sh1.92 billion that State House had been given to spend in the first quarter of the current 2025/26 financial year. This meant that the budget had been overshot by 125 percent in three months.
The huge spending comes riding on the back of incremental cash supplies from the National Treasury. These cash top-ups have been quoted as funds for expenses such as fuel, travels and maintenance of vehicles.
For instance, the house on the hill received Sh3.6 billion in the less than two months to the end of the last financial year. A report by the Controller of Budget (CoB) Margaret Nyakang’o shows that the National Treasury released the amount between May 14, 2025 and June 24, 2025.
This money was released to allegedly facilitate fuel, travels and hospitality. According to the report, Dr. Nyakang’o had approved Sh2.3 billion out of the Sh3.6 billion that was sent to State House.
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