As policy making goes:This is the equivalent of a doctor prescribing amputation for a sore he should have treated a long time back.
Ndungu has insisted most of this year that inflation was being driven by supply-side issues i.e. lack of rain. So has MPC jacked interests up by 900bps in the last two months? For that alone, he should get sacked.
Imho, interest rates should have been increased not cut in March with gradual increase upto June.
FinMin is a failure...On the fiscal side, Muigai has been totally asleep (comatose) even. We are now faced with a situation where GoK (read you and I) will be borrowing at almost 20% over the next 6-12 months.
Impacts:Borrowers (lending to private sector increased by Ksh255bn yoy to June 2011-Ksh36bn was to real estate; Ksh32bn to private households and Ksh15bn for consumables) are now faced with increases in interest rates of around 6-10% compared to a few months back. So if you borrowed Ksh10m and you have Ksh5m outstanding, the interest payment is the same now.
Ksh will strengthen (assuming Euro situation is resolved)
Investing:
If you are taxpayer, tafasali put your cash in t-bills. Your may as well lend to yourself at 15-20%.
Sehemu ndio nyumba