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Spotlight | Kenya
New finance minister Mbadi already under presidential pressure

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John Mbadi, in Karen, near Nairobi, on 14 August 2022.
John Mbadi, in Karen, near Nairobi, on 14 August 2022. © Patrick Meinhardt/AFP

Now that he is a key figure in the Kenyan government, the former opposition politician must toe the official line dictated in part by President Ruto's powerful economic advisers. Even if it means abandoning positions on taxation that he held before his appointment.

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