Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning John Mbadi and his Energy and Petroleum counterpart Opiyo Wandayi are in the United States of America for a series of high-level meetings.

The two are leading the Kenyan delegation that is attending the 2025 International Monetary Fund (IMF) / World Bank Group (WBG) Spring Meetings taking place from April 21 to 26, 2025, in Washington DC.

The Kenyan delegation that has joined the duo on the US trip includes Equity Bank’s James Mwangi, National Treasury Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo, Uriri Member of Parliament (MP) Mark Nyamita, and Kenya’s Deputy Chief of Mission and the National Treasury Chief Representative in the USA, Christopher Kirigua.

Kenya’s energy compact

Wandayi, in a statement shared via his official X account on Monday, April 21, 2025, said that he was gearing up for a deep dive meeting on Kenya’s Energy Compact during the 2025 World Bank/IMF Spring meetings.

“Gearing up for a deep dive meeting on Kenya’s Energy Compact during the 2025 World Bank/IMF Spring meetings in Washington DC,” Wandayi stated in a caption to a photo of the Kenyan delegation which he had shared.

Gearing up for a deep dive meeting on Kenya's Energy Compact during the 2025 Workd Bank/IMF Spring meetings in Washington DC. @JohnMbadiN @Kiptoock @KeEquityBank @nyamita1 @ckirigua pic.twitter.com/O72o98aVk1

— CS Opiyo Wandayi, EGH (@OpiyoWandayi) April 21, 2025

Weeklong meetings

PS Kiptoo, on the other hand, stated that together with CS Mbadi, they had on Sunday, April 20, 2025, held a productive meeting with their technical teams in preparation for their effective participation in the weeklong 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. 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.” PS Kiptoo wrote on X.

With my Cabinet Secretary, Hon John Mbadi in Washington DC to lead Kenya delegation attending the 2025 International Monetary Fund (IMF) / World Bank Group (WBG) Spring Meetings taking place from April 21 to 26, 2025.

Last evening, we had a productive meeting with our technical… pic.twitter.com/PBC3vu3UTc

— Dr Chris Kiptoo, CBS (@Kiptoock) April 21, 2025

IMF/WBG Spring Meetings

The 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund kicked off today, April 21, and are set to end on April 26, in Washington, D.C.

At the heart of the Spring Meetings are meetings of the joint World Bank Group/IMF Development Committee and the IMF International Monetary and Financial Committee, where progress on the work of the institutions is discussed.

Other featured events include regional briefings, press conferences, and forums focused on international development, issues of debt, economic recovery, and private sector mobilisation.

The theme for the Programme of Events will be Jobs – ThePath to Prosperity.