Biography
John Mbadi
Treasury CS since August 2024. Former Suba MP and ODM national chairman.
John Mbadi is Kenya's Treasury Cabinet Secretary. An accountant by training and a long-time ODM official, Mbadi moved from opposition into Ruto's Cabinet after the 2024 Finance Bill protests.
- Full name
- John Mbadi Ng'ong'o
- Party
- Orange Democratic Movement (ODM)
Education
- University of NairobiBCom (1996) and MBA (2007)
- ICPAKCertified Public Accountant
Career
- Before politicsSenior accountant at the University of Nairobi
- 2013 to 2022MP for Suba (Suba South)
- 2022 to 2024Nominated MP
- Until 2024ODM national chairman
- 8 August 2024Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning, one of the ODM figures brought into Ruto's broad-based government
Where Mbadi stands
- DAs Treasury CS, presented the budgets behind the Finance Act 2025 and Finance Act 2026, the second signed into law on 23 June 2026.
- AReported in June 2026 that more than 31 million people had registered with SHA (Treasury figure).
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Common questions
Who is John Mbadi?
John Mbadi is Kenya's Treasury Cabinet Secretary. An accountant by training and a long-time ODM official, Mbadi moved from opposition into Ruto's Cabinet after the 2024 Finance Bill protests. Treasury CS since August 2024. Former Suba MP and ODM national chairman.
What did John Mbadi study?
BCom (1996) and MBA (2007) at University of Nairobi; Certified Public Accountant at ICPAK.
Which party is John Mbadi in?
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM).
What does John Mbadi stand for?
As Treasury CS, presented the budgets behind the Finance Act 2025 and Finance Act 2026, the second signed into law on 23 June 2026. Reported in June 2026 that more than 31 million people had registered with SHA (Treasury figure).
Sources (3)
- Wikipedia: John Mbadi
- Kenyans.co.ke: Ruto signs 2026 Finance Bill
- Capital FM: over 31 million registered under SHA (June 2026)
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