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Development budget to be slashed funds to be directed to essential programs, says Mbadi

Finance Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi at the Jeevanjee gardens,Nairobi on Monday February 03,2025 when he held a forum on budget planning for the year 2025/2026 with members of the Bunge la Mwananchi.[Collins Kweyu,Standard]

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has proposed slashing of the development budget to finance essential programmes affected by United State freeze on foreign aid.

Speaking after attending the mid-term National Assembly retreat in Naivasha, Mbadi said there should be no anxiety and that the country will revert to domestic health financing.

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