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Let's not play victims over lender bullying

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi during his vetting. [File, Standard]

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has lamented an 'embarrassing' situation he faced during the 2024 annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF in the US.

Speaking during the Taxpayers' Day celebrations in Nairobi before President William Ruto last week, Mr Mbadi said he felt 'truly' humiliated. To him, it was a low moment for African ministers queued up in a corridor to plead for loans.

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