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Debt forgiveness calls grow louder

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani (right) with Principal Secretary in the ministry Julius Muia at a past event. The CS has admitted Kenya's rising debt burden is a threat to fiscal sustainability. [David Njaaga, Standard]

More than 100 civil societies have joined the call for debt forgiveness to enable poorer countries, including Kenya, to wade through the Covid-19 mess.

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