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Kenya debt load surges to Sh6.2 trillion

Kenya’s stock of public debt increased by Sh127 billion in March, with the country chalking up more external loans as it sought to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

The country’s total loans now stand at Sh6.28 trillion after it added Sh95 billion worth of foreign loans and Sh32 billion of domestic debt.

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