Kenya’s National Infrastructure Fund Act, 2026 appears, at first glance, to belong to that global trend. The National Infrastructure Fund Act threatens to disrupt this system. When public funds are removed from the budget process, the risk of reduced transparency and accountability increases. This is why the constitutional challenge to the National Infrastructure Fund Act deserves attention. Anything less risks creating not merely an infrastructure fund, but what critics have begun to call a shadow treasury, one operating outside the democratic safeguards that protect the nation’s wealth.

Source: Daily Nation March 22, 2026 03:30 UTC