Rotich caught between a rock and hard place on taxes

Kenya taxpayers queue to file tax returns at KRA office Railway Club in Nairobi on June 30, 2018 deadline. [Edward Kiplimo,Standard]

Taxpayers should brace for tough times ahead as the National Treasury seeks to fund a Sh3 trillion 2019/2020 budget. Still, a massive Sh630 billion hole would have to be filled through borrowing or grants, a move likely to worsen the country’s debt situation.