National treasury CS John Mbadi has defended KK government on economic challenges, saying they were also witnessed in Jubilee administration. Photo: John Mbadi Facebook.
National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has called out those accusing President William Ruto for the economic turmoil currently being witnessed in the country.
Mbadi asked the critics to highlight the challenges that did not happen in Jubilee administration under the leadership of former president Uhuru Kenyatta.
“What is it that is going so bad that did not happen during Uhuru Kenyatta’s tenure?” Mbadi questioned.
He said that some of the vocal critics allegations are baseless, uninformed, expressing his confidence that the Head of State is committed to taking and transforming the country into its best.
He called out leaders from the Mt. Kenya region for claiming that tea and coffee farmers have not been fully funded, stating that he has not heard any of the sector raising complains from the farmers.
Speaking in Suna West o Sunday, Mbadi further highlighted the success of the Ruto led administration, including disbursement of counties fund in full for the first time in 2024/2025 financial year.
He further confirmed that the arrears owed to counties have been cleared, something that was not witnessed in Uhuru’s administration.
“In the entire Uhuru presidency, we had not been transferring money to counties. This year we released all the allocations including arrears we carried forward in 2023/24,” Mbadi asserted.
His remarks coming as the Kenya Kwanza government is being accused of destroying the economy with the opposition, which has increased the cost of living.
Ruto has constantly said that they inherited an empty coffer from the former president, and he has tried to stabilize the economy since coming into office in 2022.
Speaking at State House on Friday, Ruto highlighted the strides made by the country, I can tell you the economy is stable and we are moving forward.” he further cited efforts he made to stabilize the shilling against the dollar which was at Ksh 160 to KSh 130.
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