Mbadi's troubles as CS will begin with the Finance Bill

Treasury Cabinet Secretary nominee John Mbadi. [File, Standard]

Incoming National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi finds himself in a catch-22 situation as the country waits to see how he will balance what the Kenya Kwanza administration wants and his stand against huge taxation regimes.

He often appeared on live TV shows to speak against the many taxes that Kenyans were being subjected to. Now, the appointing authority expects him to fix those issues.