CM: Special focus on road, water and electricity issues next year

12 December 2025

KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Hajiji Noor said the State Government will give special attention to resolving the three main issues of roads, water and electricity in Sabah next year.

“These issues are the State Government’s priority,” he said when met after the tabling of the 2026 State Budget at the State Legislative Assembly today.

Hajiji said next year’s State Budget continues to pursue the goal of improving the overall living standards of the people.

“We will carry on with programmes to enhance the well-being of the less fortunate, as well as initiatives for educational and human capital development,” he added.

Finance Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun tabled a surplus budget, with RM6.402 billion in expenditure compared with an estimated revenue of RM6.430 billion for next year.

The Ministry of Public Works and Utilities, which oversees roads, water supply and electricity, has been allocated RM1.122 billion for development in the coming year.