Hekaba inaweka Ksh 40 bilioni kwa miradi ya reli na uboreshaji

Hekaba ya Kenya imetenga Ksh 40.25 bilioni kwa miradi ya Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) na Meter Gauge Railway (MGR) katika bajeti ya mwaka wa fedha 2026/27. Fedha hizi zinalenga kuimarisha muunganisho, harakati za bidhaa na ukuaji wa uchumi. Miradi mingi tayari imeanza, ikiwa ni pamoja na SGR Phase 2B na 2C.

Katika muhtasari wa bajeti ya mwaka wa fedha 2026/27, sekta ya usafiri imepokea Ksh 51.78 bilioni, na Ksh 40.25 bilioni zikiwa kwa SGR na MGR. Serikali inatarajia kuimarisha reli ili kuhifadhi maendeleo ya kiuchumi licha ya shinikizo la deni la umma na gharama za mafuta.

Miongoni mwa matengenezo makubwa, Ksh 20.84 bilioni zimetengwa kwa SGR Phase 2B na 2C, zinazofunika kilomita 369 kutoka Naivasha hadi Kisumu na Kisumu hadi Malaba, ambapo kazi tayari zimeanza. Aidha, Ksh 2.25 bilioni ni kwa kununua ardhi na kujenga taasisi za umma chini ya SGR Phase 1, na Ksh 828 milioni kwa barabara za kufikia stesheni za Suswa na Maai Mahiu.

Miradi mingine ni pamoja na Ksh 2.03 bilioni kwa reli ya Riruta-Lenana-Ngong ili kuboresha usafiri wa abiria Nairobi, Ksh 616 milioni kwa ununuzi wa magari 500 ya SGR na mabehewa 20 ya abiria, na Ksh 2.76 bilioni kwa wheelsets za locomotives. Ksh 450 milioni zitatumika kufunga mfumo mpya wa tiketi za abiria SGR.

Kwa MGR, Ksh 796 milioni ni kwa Longonot-Malaba Phase II na Ksh 1.39 bilioni kwa kiungo cha Mombasa-Miritini. Matengenezo mengine ni kwa Nairobi-Nanyuki, Kisumu-Butere, Lesuru-Kitale na Gilgil-Nyahururu. Serikali pia imetenga Ksh 1.4 bilioni kwa kituo cha Voi-Taveta na Ksh 500 milioni kwa kitovu cha Athi River, pamoja na Ksh 2.39 bilioni kwa warsha ya SGR.

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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana presented the 2026 National Budget on 25 February 2026, announcing debt stabilisation at 78.9% of GDP and the withdrawal of proposed tax increases. The budget allocates R292.8 billion for social grants with increases for recipients and commits R1.07 trillion to infrastructure over the medium term. Reforms aim to enhance economic growth and public service efficiency amid a projected 1.6% growth for 2026.

The Kenyan government has awarded a Ksh700 billion contract to two Chinese infrastructure firms for the Standard Gauge Railway extension from Naivasha to Malaba. The project is expected to be completed by June next year. It will replace the century-old metre-gauge 'Lunatic Express' railway.

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Construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) extension phases 2B and 2C, from Naivasha through Kisumu to Malaba, is set to begin in March 2026. Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o confirmed this after a consultative meeting with local leaders and national government officials. The meeting focused on land acquisition and compensation for affected residents.

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has unveiled a government plan to raise smallholder tea farmers' earnings from Ksh59 per kilogram in 2022 to Ksh100 by 2027. He announced it in Embu on Thursday during the release of the 2025 Kenya Tea Industry Performance Report. The initiative includes a Ksh3.7 billion concessional loan for factory upgrades.

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The World Bank has outlined three regulatory conditions Kenya must meet by June 30 to secure a Ksh96.9 billion budget support loan. The funds will support salaries and daily government operations. The requirements follow Kenya's request for aid amid fuel supply disruptions and external shocks from the Middle East conflict.

The Kenyan government plans to construct a Ksh375 billion gas-powered electricity plant at Dongo Kundu in Mombasa to boost national power supply. The project will rely on imported liquefied natural gas and support the Vision 2030 goal of clean energy production. Energy experts note the urgent need for more capacity amid economic growth and demands from large projects like data centres.

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The Treasury has floated multimillion-shilling tenders to lease at least 600 electric and hybrid vehicles for government use. Beneficiaries include the National Police Service, Kenya Prisons Service and others. The move marks a major step in Kenya's shift to clean transport.

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