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Default fears over Kenya’s public debt

Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya Chairman and Chief Finance Officer Julius Mwatu.

Accountants have warned that Kenya was teetering on the brink of a full-blown financial crisis, with the risk of defaulting on its huge debt obligations now a possibility.  

The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) said the rate at which the country’s public debt is maturing is not commensurate with revenue growth, raising fears of a possible default.

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