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Mbadi blames unfair ratings for rising loan costs

National Treasury CS John Mbadi during the launch of Homa Bay County Press Club in Homa Bay Town, on October 5, 2025. [James Omoro, Standard]

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has said that unfair and ill-informed credit ratings by foreign agencies have driven up Kenya’s borrowing costs.

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