Yatani will be reading his first budget at a time when the country is on the brink of the worst economic recession in history. ECONOMIC RECOVERYYatani’s predecessor, Henry Rotich, left the scene without leaving behind any significant policy associated or directly linked with him. What we saw is a regime that was risk-averse and where decision makers seemed afraid to experiment with new ideas. Under President Mwai Kibaki, both the National Treasury and the Ministry of Planning were under a regime that was bubbling with ideas. STALLED PROJECTSLast year, we were all shocked when the National Treasury tabled a long list of stalled projects before the National Assembly.

Source: Daily Nation June 09, 2020 20:00 UTC