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Mbadi admits Kenyans sought to lessen burden but offers little hope

Finance and Planning Committee Chairman Kuria Kimani, National Treasury CS John Mbadi and National Assembly Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairman Samuel Atandi at Parliament Buildings, on June 11, 2026. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi put on a brave face as he presented his Budget statement in Parliament on Thursday, painting a contradictory image of an economy that is on the mend but one that also faces seemingly insurmountable hurdles, both domestic and global.  

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