Nairobi, April 28 -- Seven State departments exhausted their full-year recurrent budget allocations in less than nine months, underscoring mounting pressure on public finances and partly prompting the Treasury to seek an additional Sh206.12 billion to fund day-to-day government operations.

Treasury data show the departments - spanning the presidency, security, social protection and health - had already exceeded their original full-year recurrent allocations by the end of March 2026.

Recurrent spending covers salaries and allowances, operations and maintenance, administrative costs, and transfers such as pensions and social benefits.

During the nine months to March 2026, total recurrent expenditure rose 18.16 percent year-on-year to Sh1...