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Why Kenya wants to switch to Chinese yuan

The National Treasury wants to start borrowing directly in Chinese and other foreign currency to reduce reliance on the dollar.

Kenya whose largest creditor is China, accounting for 57 per cent the country's total external debt of $4.51 billion, has over 56 per cent denominated in dollars.

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