Treasury CS John Mbadi before the Senate’s Finance Committee to deliberate on matters of 2025 Budget Policy Statement and also to Consider the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 45 of 2025 ) at County Hall, Parliament, Nairobi. March 18th,2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] The Finance Bill 2025 is not just a fiscal instrument but an existential audit of the nation’s soul. With public debt at 68.3 per cent of GDP, a threshold the World Economic Forum warns flirts with distress, this Bill tests whether Kenya can reallocate scarcity into shared prosperity. At its core lies Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB), a radical shift in governance philosophy. No line item…