NAIROBI, Kenya- The Kenya Christian Professionals Forum (KCPF) has called on Parliament and the National Treasury to comply with the Constitution and public finance laws during the ongoing 2025/2026 national budget-making process.
KCPF accused the government of breaching multiple legal provisions, including unlawful borrowing, unrealistic revenue estimates, flawed public participation processes, and a fundamental misuse of budget instruments.
“The Finance Bill is not the lawful basis for public participation in the national budget process,” said KCPF Chairman Charles Kanjama.
“The Constitution, specifically Articles 220(1) and 221, makes it clear that public engagement must be based on the actual revenue and expenditure estimates laid before Parliament something both Treasury and Parliament have failed to ensure.”
Kanjama emphasized that the National Assembly must broaden its focus during budget deliberations beyond revenue-raising measures, and equally scrutinize expenditures, grants, and loans to expose areas of potential budgeted corruption.
KCPF noted that the Treasury has failed to meet its constitutional duty under Article 220(1)(a) and (b) and Section 33 of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Regulations, 2015, by not publishing both revenue and expenditure estimates.
The submitted 2025/2026 expenditure plan stands at Sh4.57 trillion, against an average actual revenue of only Sh1.97 trillion creating a staggering deficit of Sh2.4 trillion.
The Forum also raised red flags over what it termed as unconstitutional borrowing.
According to KCPF, current borrowing trends violate Article 220(1)(b) of the Constitution and Section 15(2)(c) of the PFM Act by channeling borrowed funds into recurrent rather than development expenditure.
The group warned that these practices are worsening Kenya’s debt crisis and undermining economic resilience.
They urged Parliament to initiate a comprehensive debt audit to isolate unconstitutional borrowing and ensure that future loans are tied to sustainable development outcomes.
Likewise,KCPF fingered Treasury for inflating revenue projections to create fiscal space for slush funds and supplementary budgets that lack transparency.
These unrealistic estimates, the Forum argued, erode public trust and violate Article 201 of the Constitution, which emphasizes accountability and fiscal responsibility.
