Uasin Gishu Finance and Economic Planning County Executive Committee Member (CECM) Michah Rogony has presented a budget policy statement for the 2025/20256 fiscal year to the County Assembly.
The CECM presented the statement in a Wednesday, June 18, 2025, session.
According to the policy statement, the governor Jonathan Bii-led administration estimates to run on a Ksh 10.18 billion budget for the next year.
The administration and governance sector will get a lion’s share of the budget with an allocation of Ksh 2.7 billion, which will go towards financing operations and projects in the office of the Governor, Finance and Economic Planning, Public Service Management, Administration and Devolution, County Public Service Board, and the County Assembly.
The county has proposed an allocation of Ksh 350 million for staff medical cover and Work Injury and Benefits Act (WIBA), as well as Ksh 30 million for the completion of Clusters 3 and 4 ward offices.
The ICT and Infrastructure sector will get the second-largest share of the budget with an allocation of Ksh 2.595 billion, out of which Ksh 0.9 billion will go into recurrent, while Ksh 1.68 billion will be used on development projects.
Under this sector, the county has proposed an allocation of Ksh 40 million for the fueling of county machinery and equipment, and Ksh 30 million for securing burrow pits to facilitate grading and gravelling of key inter-ward roads.
In addition, Ksh 90 million has been allocated for the asphalt plant, with an additional Ksh 50 million earmarked for tarmacking roads in urban and trading centres across the county, ensuring durable and accessible road networks.
How much was allocated to the agriculture sector in Uasin Gishu?
The Agriculture, Rural and Urban Development Sector has been allocated a total sum of Ksh 0.95 billion, out of which Ksh 50 million has been allocated to the coffee milling plant at Kamagut, Ksh 45 million to the Potato plant at Ainabkoi, Ksh 115 million to the milk processing plant at Kapseret, Ksh 15 million to the chicken abattoir in Kuinet/Kapsuswa, and Ksh 15 million to the animal feeds plant in Cheptiret/Kipchamo ward.
“Once completed, these projects will create employment opportunities and directly benefit over 600,000 farmers across the county, significantly improving their livelihoods,” the Finance CECM said.
A further Ksh 60 million has also been allocated for seedlings propagation.
Ksh 10 million has also been allocated for subsidised Artificial Insemination (AI) Services, a move that seeks to enable farmers to improve their herds’ genetic quality.
The general economic and commercial affairs sector has been allocated Ksh 263.79 million, out of which Ksh 25 million will go to Fanikisha Hustle to provide MSME lending, while Ksh 10 million has been set aside for the development of market infrastructure at Kimumu/Bahati wholesale market.
The health sector will get a total allocation of KShs.2.4 billion out of which only Ksh 291,118,920 is for development.
Main health sector projects in Uasin Gishu
Some of the mega development projects in the sector are the construction of the Uasin Gishu County Hospital Diagnostic Centre, which has been allocated Ksh 90 million.
A further Ksh 60 million has been set aside for the construction of Moiben Sub County Hospital, and Ksh 25 million for the proposed Naiberi Level 4 Sports, Physiotherapy, and Chiropractic Hospital.
“Additionally, we plan to upgrade health centres countywide, with an initial Ksh 65 million allocated for infrastructure improvements, renovations and equipping of 12 health centres. This is in addition to the 12 ongoing and the 6 sub-county hospitals,” the CECM said.
An allocation of Ksh 280 million has also been proposed for medical supplies and drugs, and an additional Ksh 50 million for non-pharmaceuticals.
In the Education and Social Protection Sector, out of the Ksh 1.19 billion allocated, KSh 0.874 billion is designated for recurrent expenditure and KSh 320 million for development.
The county has proposed an allocation of Ksh 15 million to upgrade at least one ECDE centre in each ward at Ksh 500,000 and a further Ksh 74 million to modernise six Vocational Training Centres in every sub-county and establish two new ones.
Further, the county plans to upscale the school meals programme with an allocation of Ksh 70 million dedicated to providing school milk for over 40,000 learners across all ECDE centres in the county.
In addition, the county plans to roll out an internship programme with an allocation of Ksh 100 million to provide youths who have graduated with hands-on training, industry exposure, and professional mentorship.
