Mbadi defends Finance Bill 2026 as MPs prepare for amendmentsScript:

A few hours before the National Assembly considered amendments to the Finance Bill 2026, National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi made a final attempt to convince MPs and Kenyans on some of the contentious clauses in the tax bill. The CS addressed controversy around proposals, including a new tax on mitumba, which the Treasury had initially suggested but was not included in the final draft before the House. He regretted that some of the provisions would have been beneficial to Kenyans, had the bill not been politicised.