The government has tabled a revised budget for the 2026/27 fiscal year that would raise total allocations from Rwf 6.9 trillion to Rwf 7.7 trillion. Finance Minister Yusuf Murangwa told parliament that the increase is intended to fast‑track a series of priority projects that span transport, energy, agriculture, health and other key sectors, with the aim of accelerating Rwanda’s economic transformation.
At the centre of the proposal is the New Kigali International Airport in Bugesera District. The budget earmarks additional funding to complete the airport’s dual‑carriageway access road and to support RwandaAir as it copes with the fallout from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The finance ministry also highlighted the Nyabarongo II hydropower plant as a flagship energy project that will boost electricity generation and support rural electrification.
In agriculture, the plan calls for a surge in the distribution of inputs such as chemical fertilisers, improved seeds and lime, alongside an expansion of domestic seed multiplication for staple crops including maize, wheat, soybeans, potatoes, rice, cassava and beans. The government will increase irrigated land, build processing and storage infrastructure, and enlarge the national strategic reserve for cereals and legumes by constructing new large‑scale silos. Livestock health programmes will be strengthened through vaccination and artificial insemination, while fish production, coffee tree rehabilitation and tea‑cultivation expansion are also slated for support. Crop and livestock insurance coverage will be broadened and access to agricultural credit simplified.
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) initiatives will focus on expanding treatment capacity, rehabilitating distribution networks in urban and rural areas, and upgrading waste‑disposal sites. In transport, the budget allocates resources to extend feeder roads across districts and to upgrade major national highways, with the airport access road highlighted as a priority.
Urban development will see the construction of residential units in Nyabisindu, Gasabo District, as part of a rehousing programme, and the relocation of households affected by the Nyabarongo II dam in Gakenke, Rulindo, Kamonyi, Nyabihu and Ngororero districts. The private sector and youth employment agenda includes incentives to attract investors, promote the “Made in Rwanda” export drive, develop infrastructure for a medicinal‑plants project in Musanze, and expand the Kigali Innovation City zone. The government also plans to consolidate district SACCOs into a Cooperative Bank and to scale up internships and apprenticeships in both public and private institutions.
In the ICT arena, the budget will fund the expansion of e‑services for justice, agriculture, public finance, social protection and other sectors, while continuing the rollout of a digital identity system. Environmental projects aim to rehabilitate Kigali’s wetlands, restore degraded forests, protect the expansion zone of Volcanoes National Park and procure weather‑radar equipment to improve meteorological services. The integrated Muvumba Dam project, intended to increase water availability for irrigation, domestic use, power generation and climate‑change mitigation, will also be accelerated.
Education spending will target the construction of additional classrooms, including multi‑storey schools in Gasabo, Rubavu and Musanze, and the completion of the College of Veterinary Medicine and its teaching hospital at the University of Rwanda’s Nyagatare campus. Health‑sector allocations will expand Muhororo, Kabgayi and Ruhengeri hospitals, add a maternity wing at Kibagabaga Hospital and strengthen health‑worker training.
Social protection will focus on the Vulnerable‑Household Programme (VUP), extending loans, public‑works and skills‑development opportunities, while improving the Social Registry to better identify beneficiaries, support disaster‑affected families and relocate residents from high‑risk zones. The government also plans to expand alternative dispute‑resolution mechanisms and establish a specialised training centre for prisoners nearing release.
If approved, the Rwf 7.7 trillion budget would represent a significant scaling‑up of public investment across Rwanda’s development agenda, positioning the country to meet its medium‑term growth targets and to deepen resilience in key sectors. The parliament’s deliberations on the proposal are expected to conclude later this month.
