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Henry Rotich introduces more taxes in 2015/2016 budget

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich reads the 2015/2016 budget estimates in Parliament. (Photo:Tabitha Otwori/Standard)

NAIROBI: Kenyans will pay a heavy price through more taxes to support the national budget unveiled by National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich Thursday.

Teachers and students were, however, big winners in the budget, more than a quarter of which the CS said would be financed through borrowing.

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