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The National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, during a media engagement on the Finance Bill 2026. [Benard Orwongo, Standard
Let’s be fair and allow Prezzo Ruto to build just one more State lodge
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi read the national Budget yesterday, and it runs into nearly five trillion shillings, one and a half of which will be stolen. That’s not my assessment, but that of the government. One-third of the nation’s revenue will be stolen, as it’s always been.
But that’s not my problem. Since we have accepted the theft of public resources as a way of life, and Kenyans have joined the stealing jamboree, we shouldn’t complain about sealing those gaping holes; we should focus on collecting more revenue. And the portions of theft will grow in equal measure.
