Economists cautious on economy amid global shifts

Jua Kali artisans at work at a stall in Naivasha, Nakuru County. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

Kenya's economy may be treading on thin ice this year, according to projections by financial experts.

Phrases like "permanent hit", "play it safe" and "not strongly enough" have been used by economic seers to forecast what the year might be like, spicing their predictions with hopeful "fiscal consolidation" and "resumption of near-normal rains".