Nairobi, June 15 -- Receipts into the Consolidated Fund, which is the central repository for all government revenues, grew by 16.72 percent to cross the Sh3 trillion-mark in the first nine months of the fiscal year 2025/26, driven by stronger tax collection and a sharp rise in domestic borrowing.

The Consolidated Fund is the primary government bank account where all public revenues, including taxes collected by the Kenya Revenue Authority, external loans, grants, and parastatal surpluses.

Data from the National Government Budget Implementation Review Report shows total inflows stood at Sh3.21 trillion as of March 31, 2026, equivalent to 72 percent of the annual target.

This was up from Sh2.75 trillion reported in a similar period last ...