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Pressure as interest on foreign loans up 145pc

Signs that Kenya might experience difficulties repaying its external debt have started showing, putting the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on high alert.

Latest data from CBK shows payment of interest on external loans more than doubled in the first two months of the current financial year (FY) to Sh19 billion compared to Sh7.7 billion that the Government paid by August last year.

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