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Why there’s not much to celebrate in Kenya’s Budget

NAIROBI: The Sh2.1 trillion budget unveiled on Thursday by Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich continues to receive criticism as being unfriendly to the common man.

Grant Thornton Senior Associate Mbiki Kamanjiri during a post budget analysis event yesterday said the incentives in this year’s budget are long-term noting there was no reduction in direct cost of goods.

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