CS Henry Rotich budget will hurt both the market and consumer

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich’s 2016/7 Budget was, without doubt, a difficult balancing act between production and consumption. It can be summed up as a mix-and-match one – best defined as confusing, at least from the consumer perspective.

With less clarity on the well-intentioned objectives and targets, especially as weighed against an unconvincing ministry and agency allocations, it is no secret that the budget has a weak centre and linkage threads.