Yatani delivers safe exit Budget for Uhuru, avoids major tax measures

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani yesterday presented a Budget that tried to avoid antagonising an already enraged public grappling with high cost of living, in what might have just offered his boss, President Uhuru Kenyatta, what appears like a safe and quiet exit as his term nears end. Significantly, Mr Yatani steered clear of announcing major new tax measures in what was aimed at avoiding a political fall-out as the country prepares for a transition election.