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Henry Rotich: Kenya’s economy in turmoil

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich has, for the first, admitted that the country was experiencing economic turmoil and urged Kenyans to "tighten their belts" as they worked on a turnaround.

Mr Rotich likened the current economic mess to a situation where passengers flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet are hit by turbulence and their only hopes are in the pilots.

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