Mombasa County Budget Estimates For Financial Year 2025/2026 (Highlights)

The 17th County Executive Committee Meeting, held at the Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital Boardroom, has today unanimously approved the Mombasa County Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2025/2026. This marks a major milestone in advancing our administration's commitment to a Mombasa Mwanzo Mpya - a New Beginning for the People of Mombasa.

The FY 2025/2026 Budget reaffirms the County Government's vision to build a thriving, inclusive, and sustainable Mombasa by prioritizing investments that touch the lives of every resident. It is anchored on economic revival, social empowerment, resilient infrastructure, sustainable urban renewal, and improved service delivery.

Key public priorities and highlights include:

1. Health Sector Reforms and Historic Achievements: Kshs 4.75 billion allocated to transform healthcare delivery, including construction of Kongowea Level 4 Hospital, refurbishment of Likoni Sub-County Hospital, establishment of mental health and rehabilitation centres, and acquisition of modern diagnostic equipment, such as MRI and CT Scan machines, is being utilized. The County Government, through the Department of Health, has formalized an agreement with the Technical University of Mombasa to offer degree courses in medicine. This program has received approval from the Commission for University Education. This historic milestone empowers our youth to study medicine locally and, later, serve their communities, strengthening the local health workforce for generations to come.

2.Water and Sanitation: Investment of Kshs 1 billion is focused on expanding clean water access. This involves drilling new boreholes, extending sewer lines, constructing wastewater treatment plants, and implementing renewable energy initiatives, including solarization projects.

3. The government has dedicated Kshs 1.43 billion towards improving roads, constructing bridges, upgrading drainage systems, maintaining stormwater networks, and installing street lighting to enhance connectivity and security across the County.

4. Education and Youth: Expansion of Early Childhood Development Centres (ECDs) and vocational training facilities is underway, along with the launch of the Skills Mtaani Scholarship Programme. These initiatives demonstrate the administration's commitment to nurturing future generations.

5. Environment: Major investments are being made into solid waste management, including fencing and rehabilitation of the Mwakirunge Dumpsite, operationalizing the first Material Recovery Facility (MRF), and acquisition of compact tractors to improve urban cleanliness

6. Economic Growth and Trade Facilitation

Upgrading and modernization of key markets including Kongowea, Sega, Mwembe Tayari and Makupa; development of the Mombasa Aggregated Industrial Park in Jomvu Kuu to drive manufacturing, aggregation, and employment.

7. Blue Economy and Agricultural Modernization

Expansion of fisheries infrastructure, support for cooperative societies, construction of abattoirs, establishment of value addition centres, and promotion of agroforestry to diversify livelihoods and strengthen food security.

8. Public Safety and Service Delivery

Strengthening of the County Inspectorate, construction of new Service Centres in Jomvu and Changamwe, and upgrading of fire stations in Likoni, Changamwe, and Kiembeni.

Cabinet Resolutions:

Submission of Supplementary Estimates:

The Cabinet directed that the County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Finance and Economic Planning submit the approved Supplementary Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2024/2025 to the County Assembly, alongside the Programme-Based Budget (PBB) for Financial Year 2025/2026. This seeks to ensure streamlined fiscal alignment and accountability.

Harmonization of Beach Management Policies:

The Cabinet also resolved that the County Government shall prioritize harmonizing policies around Beach Management, with the objective of proposing legislation to govern the use, protection, and promotion of Mombasa's beaches as strategic assets for tourism and the blue economy.

Revenue and Fiscal Strategy
The Kshs 14.6 billion budget will be funded through an equitable share allocation, conditional grants, and an ambitious local revenue mobilization strategy targeting Kshs 5 billion in Own Source Revenue. Every shilling has been aligned with programs that deliver tangible benefits to our citizens.

Next Steps
The approved budget estimates, together with the supplementary estimates for 2024/2025, will now be tabled before the Mombasa County Assembly for deliberation, debate, and final appropriation. We look forward to constructive engagement with the Assembly to ensure timely passage and prompt implementation of our priorities.

Closing Statement
Through this budget and historic achievements such as the establishment of the first local medical degree program, the County Government of Mombasa renews its pledge to deliver tangible transformation at the grassroots. Our focus remains on improving lives, securing livelihoods, and positioning Mombasa as a resilient, prosperous, and inclusive city for all.
Together, we build the Mombasa of tomorrow, today.

CABINET OFFICE
EXECUTIVE OFFICE of THE GOVERNOR
Tuesday, April 29, 2025