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Minister shocked the nation that economy was in ‘ICU’

Simeon Nyachae served a short stint (1998-99) as Finance Minister but over the two years, he made startling revelations about the health of the economy, and issued radical proposals to cut luxury spending by government officials that proved unpopular among his Cabinet colleagues.

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