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Kenya’s debt balloons to nearly Sh7tr in May

Kenyans will have to bear a heavier debt load after the country’s stock of borrowed cash inched closer to the Sh7 million mark.

The latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that total public debt in the financial year ending June 30 went up by Sh840.9 billion to Sh6.65 trillion.

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