Mbadi and Wandayi travel to U.S. for key IMF talks
The two are heading the Kenyan team attending the 2025 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG).
National Treasury and Economic Planning Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, alongside his Energy and Petroleum counterpart Opiyo Wandayi, have travelled to the United States for a series of top-level engagements.
The two are heading the Kenyan team attending the 2025 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG), scheduled to run from April 21 to 26 in Washington, D.C.
They are accompanied by several key figures, including Equity Bank CEO James Mwangi, Treasury Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo, Uriri MP Mark Nyamita, and Kenya’s Deputy Chief of Mission and Treasury’s Chief Representative to the U.S., Christopher Kirigua.
On Monday, April 21, 2025, Opiyo Wandayi shared a statement via his official X account, revealing that he was preparing for an in-depth discussion on Kenya’s Energy Compact at the 2025 World Bank/IMF Spring meetings.
"Preparing for a deep dive meeting on Kenya’s Energy Compact during the 2025 World Bank/IMF Spring meetings in Washington, DC," Wandayi wrote, accompanying a photo of the Kenyan delegation.
Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo, meanwhile, mentioned that on Sunday, April 20, 2025, he and Cabinet Secretary Mbadi had a productive meeting with their technical teams to ensure effective participation in the weeklong sessions of the upcoming meetings.
"With my Cabinet Secretary, Hon. John Mbadi, in Washington, DC, to lead the Kenyan delegation attending the 2025 International Monetary Fund (IMF) / World Bank Group (WBG) Spring Meetings taking place from April 21 to 26, 2025," PS Kiptoo wrote on X.
"Last evening, we had a productive meeting with our technical teams in preparation for our effective participation in the weeklong meetings. The IMF and World Bank are vital partners in our country’s development."
The 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund officially began on April 21 and will run until April 26 in Washington, D.C.
Central to the Spring Meetings are sessions of the joint World Bank Group/IMF Development Committee and the IMF International Monetary and Financial Committee, where progress on the institutions' initiatives is reviewed.