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Why Kenya’s sovereign debt debut faces ‘bleak future’

By Macharia Kamau and James Anyanzwa

Kenya: Concerns are rising over the proposed funding of the Standard Gauge Railway line (SGR) by the Chinese Export-Import (Exim) Bank with fears that the move could severely hurt the planned $1.5 billion (Sh129b) sovereign bond issue.

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