Kenya Allocates Ksh386.1 Billion to BETA in 2026/27 Budget

The Kenyan government is investing Ksh386.1 billion in the 2026/27 budget to boost the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA). During the budget presentation on June 11, 2026, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi highlighted that this funding will follow a value-chain approach, focusing on key sectors outlined in the government's economic

CS Mbadi: Finance Bill 2026 Protests are Politically Motivated

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi confidently stated that any protests linked to the Finance Bill 2026 would stem from political motivations, not his performance.In a recent chat on political analyst Herman Manyora’s YouTube podcast, just before the budget reading on June 10, 2026, Mbadi expressed that he wouldn’t see demonstrations