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From Sh4.24 tr to Sh4.29 tr: Mbadi moving numbers raise eyebrows

National Treasury CS John Mbadi(3rd left) is received by National Assembly Minority Leader Junet Mohamed as Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairman Samuel Atandi(right) and other leaders looks on at Parliament on June 12, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

When the National Treasury tabled the 2025/26 Budget Estimates in Parliament at the end of April, it indicated that the government’s total spending would be Sh4.24 trillion.

This has, however, changed, and while reading the Budget Statement on Thursday, Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi noted that the budget for the 2025/26 financial year would be Sh4.29 trillion.

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