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Why 2025 budget must fix tax chaos, county funding gaps and rising debt

Finance Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi at the Jeevanjee gardens,Nairobi on Monday February 03,2025 when he held a forum on budget planning for the year 2025/2026 with members of the Bunge la Mwananchi.[Collins Kweyu,Standard]

As we all know, the 2025/26 budget process - strictly 2025/26 to 2027/28 Medium-Term Budget process - is well underway, at both national and county government levels.

For the former, we now have the 2025 Budget Policy Statement (BPS), which essentially frames next year's national budget.

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