Finance and Planning Committee Chairman Kuria Kimani, National Treasury CS John Mbadi and National Assembly Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairman Samuel Atandi at Parliament Buildings, on June 11, 2026. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]
The National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi put on a brave face as he presented his Budget statement in Parliament on Thursday, painting a contradictory image of an economy that is on the mend but one that also faces seemingly insurmountable hurdles, both domestic and global.
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