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Kenya’s debt rises to Sh5.5tr after Rotich borrowed Sh980b in a year

By Dominic Omondi | 6yrs ago

Suspended Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich (pictured) capped his stay at the helm of the National Treasury by pushing up the country’s debt burden to Sh5.53 trillion as of last month.  

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