Attention is firmly fixed on Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi as he tables the 2026/27 national budget, a record-breaking Sh4.84 trillion spending plan designed to spur economic expansion, generate employment and strengthen key sectors of the economy. The budget is being presented against the backdrop of mounting economic pressure on …
Read More »Relief for Fans as KBC Secures Rights to Air World Cup
Kenyan football fans will be able to follow the 2026 FIFA World Cup on free-to-air television after the government approved funding to support its broadcast through the national broadcaster, KBC. Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi announced that financial hurdles that had initially threatened KBC’s plans to televise the tournament have …
Read More »Kenyans Can Relax – No Tax Increases Coming, Says Mbadi
Treasury and Economic Planning Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has assured Kenyans that the government does not intend to keep increasing taxes to finance development projects. Speaking during a privatisation forum at Migori Teachers’ Training College (TTC), Mbadi said the government recognises that Kenyans are already heavily burdened and will therefore …
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The Lower Eastern Times Opening The Third Eye