National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Hon. John Mbadi delivered his first official Budget Day speech before the National Assembly on Thursday, June 12, 2025. The highly anticipated budget is the first under the broad-based government and proposes a national expenditure of Kshs. 4.239 trillion. It is anchored on President William Ruto’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) and aligned with the broader goals of Vision 2030.

Mbadi was among the Cabinet members co-opted by the ODM party following the June 2024 elections. Before assuming his influential Cabinet post, he had an extensive career in public service. Most recently, he served as a nominated Member of Parliament (MP) and chaired the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee. Over the years, he represented various constituencies, including Gwassi, Suba, and Suba South.

His extensive legislative experience includes serving as an Assistant Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister and as the Leader of Minority in the National Assembly.

In his parliamentary career, Mbadi was an active member of several key committees: the House Business Committee, Liaison Committee, Budget and Appropriations Committee, Selection Committee, Appointments Committee, Public Accounts Committee, Public Investments Committee, Constitutional Implementation Committee, the Ad Hoc Committee on the Cost of Living, and the Defence and Foreign Relations Committee. 

He was also part of the Legislative Taskforce that drafted the Public Finance Management Act, 2012.

Outside Parliament, CS Mbadi is a finance professional with 28 years of experience. He previously worked as an accountant at the University of Nairobi and served as Chair of Medair East Africa. 

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) degree from the University of Nairobi and is a registered member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK). His professional affiliations also include the Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK), the Institute of Quantity Surveyors of Kenya, and the Chartered Institute of Arbitration.

In recognition of his service, CS Mbadi has been awarded several state honours, including the Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS) and the Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya (EGH).