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Growing external debt to cost taxpayers more, Parliamentary Budget Office warns

The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has warned that taxpayers will be forced to bear an extra burden in servicing the country’s external debt in the coming months.

The legislators noted that the continued depreciation of the shilling, which is currently trading at a low of Sh90 against the US dollar, raises the country’s debt burden.

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