John Mbadi, the chairman of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and a nominated lawmaker who has been critical of the government’s aggressive push to tax Kenyans is primed to take over at the National Treasury.
Mr Mbadi, an accountant by profession, headlines the list of four ODM stalwarts nominated by President William Ruto to his second cabinet. He is proposed to replace Prof Njuguna Ndung'u who was among those dismissed by Dr Ruto two weeks ago amid youth-led protests against higher taxes and government profligacy, among other grievances.
