Tough Choices for Ruto’s New Money Man
John Mbadi, the newly appointed Treasury Cabinet Secretary in the Kenya Kwanza administration, faces a pivotal challenge. With the mandate to navigate the complexities of Kenya’s fiscal policies, Mbadi has vowed to reinstate some clauses of the Finance Bill, 2024, previously shelved or altered. His tenure will be closely scrutinized to determine if he can succeed where his predecessors struggled or if it will be more of the same. The coming months will reveal whether Mbadi can balance fiscal responsibility with political pressures, ultimately shaping the trajectory of Kenya’s economic strategy
