Kenya and Uganda pour billions as floods and droughts intensify

Kenya increased its climate-related allocation to Ksh124.8 billion ($960 million) for 2026/27, up from Ksh103.8 billion ($798 million) in 2025/26, reversing a previous budget cut. Uganda raised its allocation for climate, water resources, and natural resource management to Ush494.08 billion ($133.5 million), plus a separate Ush361.88 billion ($97.8 million) contingency fund for disaster response. Kenyan Treasury CS John Mbadi said climate change is now embedded across development sectors, with a large share directed to water infrastructure. Allocations include Ksh51.5 billion for water and sewerage, Ksh6.3 billion for water resource management, and Ksh2.5 billion for flood control.