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Borrowing spree by Treasury not good

The national government’s external and domestic borrowing has in the recent past elicited mixed reaction.

Statistics from the Treasury indicate that Kenya’s public debt has been growing at an average of 20 per cent for the last five years and now stands at Sh3.6 trillion, representing a 54 per cent of Gross Domestic Product(GDP).

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