Mbadi: Why we are planning without the IMF loans

National Treasury and Economic Planning Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi.

Photo credit: Bonface Bogita | Nation Media Group

The Treasury omitted funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the national budgets to 2029 following uncertainty over whether fresh talks could unlock multi-billion shilling loans.

Kenya has not included any new funding from the IMF in the budget for the year starting July as it looks to escape tough lending conditions attached to the fund’s support, including higher taxes, job freezes and spending cuts.

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