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Mbadi seeks Kenyans' help for inaugural post-Gen Z protest budget

CS Finance John Mbadi on May 4, 2025, at Kadika primary during President William Ruto's Migori County tour (Caleb Kingwara, standard)

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has turned to the public for fresh ideas for his inaugural budget, seeking input for economic policy and tax measures as the government grapples with high living costs and simmering social tensions.

Mbadi, who joined the broadly reorganised government of President William Ruto following widespread protests by Gen Z youth across the country last June faces an immediate acid test for his inaugural full budget.

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