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Acid test for Mbadi as Kenyans brace for fresh IMF conditions

Treasury CS John Mbadi at Parliament Buildings. [File, Standard]

Kenya is set to get a new set of tough conditions that it must meet to get a new round of funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

In the previous programme that ended in March this year, the conditions meant higher taxes aimed at increasing tax collections and withdrawal of subsidies to cushion Kenyans against harsh economic times.

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