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With Major Repayments to China Coming Due, Kenya’s Debt Servicing Costs Gobble Up More of the National Budget
Beginning in July, Kenya's debt repayment will cross the psychologically important barrier of 1 trillion shillings ($9.15 billion), according to the National Treasury, prompting renewed concerns over the country's ability to sustain a debt portfolio that has doubled in size since 2017.
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Kenya Treasury Secretary: “We Don’t Want to Give the Impression We Are Straining in Any Way”
The alarming headlines in today's Kenyan newspapers about the country's apparent inability to repay some of its debts contrasts sharply with the message conveyed by Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury Ukur Yatani in an interview with Bloomberg's Africa bureau chief David Malingha:
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With Major Repayments to China Coming Due, Kenya’s Debt Servicing Costs Gobble Up More of the National Budget
Beginning in July, Kenya's debt repayment will cross the psychologically important barrier of 1 trillion shillings ($9.15 billion), according to the National Treasury, prompting renewed concerns over the country's ability to sustain a debt portfolio that has doubled in size since 2017.
Kenya Treasury Secretary: “We Don’t Want to Give the Impression We Are Straining in Any Way”
The alarming headlines in today's Kenyan newspapers about the country's apparent inability to repay some of its debts contrasts sharply with the message conveyed by Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury Ukur Yatani in an interview with Bloomberg's Africa bureau chief David Malingha: