President William Ruto has signed the Finance Bill 2026 into law at State House in Nairobi, supporting revenue measures and completing the final step in the approval of the Ksh4.8 trillion national budget for the 2026/27 financial year. Following the assent, the Finance Bill 2026 has now effectively become the Finance Act 2026.
The signing of the Finance Bill 2026 was witnessed by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Masika Wetang’ula, leaders of the Majority and Minority sides in the National Assembly, Senator Oburu Odinga, various cabinet secretaries, Chairperson of the Budget Committee, Majority and Minority Whips, among others.
He noted that the Finance and National Planning Committee held public hearings in 13 counties and received more than 100,000 memoranda from individuals, businesses and organisations.
