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Coronavirus crisis raises Kenya’s debt by Sh158b

By Dominic Omondi | 6yrs ago

GSU Personnel patrol along Banda Street in Nairobi as businesses are closing down due to coronavirus(COVID-19) Pandemic in Nairobi on Monday. [Boniface Okendo,Standard]

Kenya’s stock of external debt increased by a staggering Sh158 billion in a week after the shilling buckled under the weight of the coronavirus pandemic crisis.

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