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Why Kenya is not begging rich nations for debt relief even as coffers run empty

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yattani. [Stafford Ondego/Standard]

Most borrowers who have found themselves in financial distress due to the Covid-19 pandemic have desperately lunged at any opportunity to pause for breath in debt repayment.

Yet Kenya, which has a tight debt repayment schedule, has politely turned down the offer to suspend its payments. 

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