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CBK dollar reserves rise by Ksh.8.8 billion as shilling extends gains
By Kepha Muiruri, 1529, April 12, 2021 (EAT)
The Central Bank Kenya (CBK) dollar reserves have grown by Ksh.8.8 billion ($82 million) this past week on the back of new flows from external borrowi...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , dollar , shilling
List of shame: Bungoma, Meru top in misuse of COVID-19 funds from WB
By Sam Ogina, 1203, April 11, 2021 (EAT)
The report on utilization of COVID-19 funds has red flagged Bungoma County for misappropriating over Ksh. 20million meant for fighting the pandemic. ...

bungoma , coronavirus
Treasury raises Ksh.81.9 billion from April’s infrastructure bond
By Kepha Muiruri, 1438, April 8, 2021 (EAT)
The National Treasury has raised Ksh.81.9 billion in proceeds from its second infrastructure bond this year, issued this month. The sum raised from...

local borrowing , National Treasury
Kenya now in line to take up nearly Ksh.800 billion in Eurobonds
By Kepha Muiruri, 1826, April 7, 2021 (EAT)
Kenya is in line to take up nearly Ksh.800 billion in Eurobonds over the next 18 months as it marks its return to the international commercial debt ma...

Eurobond , external borrowing , International Monetary Fund (IMF) , National Treasury
Kenya’s debt will stand at Ksh.10.6 trillion in June 2025
By Kepha Muiruri, 1524, April 6, 2021 (EAT)
Kenya’s stock of debt will have shot up to Ksh.10.6 trillion by the close of June 2025 according to estimates by the National Treasury. This mean...

IMF , Kenya's debt , National Treasury
Kenyans up in arms over Ksh.257 billion IMF loan to Gov’t
By Citizen Reporter, 1120, April 6, 2021 (EAT)
Kenyans are up in arms over continued borrowing by the government. Two days after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the disbursement...

COVID-19 , GoK , IMF , Petition
IMF board approves Ksh.255B loan, initial Ksh.33.5B to be issued in a few days
By Kepha Muiruri, 1031, April 3, 2021 (EAT)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 38-month program which will see Kenya receive a total of Ksh.255.1 billion ($2.34 billion) in loa...

Eurobond , International Monetary Fund (IMF) , Kenya's debt distress , World Bank
Kenya seeks extension of debt service relief from IMF, World Bank
By Kepha Muiruri, 1423, March 31, 2021 (EAT)
Kenya will be pushing for an extension of the external debt service suspension program when the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) m...

debt , loan , Yatani
81pc of Kenyans feel angry or fearful over country’s foreign debt: poll
By Citizen Reporter, 1234, March 31, 2021 (EAT)
81percent of Kenyans feel angry, anxious or fearful over the level of the country's foreign debt, a poll conducted by Infotrak has revealed. Also R...

Foreign debt , loan
Uhuru assents to Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2021, budget pushes up borrowing by Ksh.125.7B
By PSCU, 929, March 31, 2021 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta assented to the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2021 on Tuesday evening at State House, Nairobi. The Supplementary Appropr...

debt , Supplementary Appropriation Bill
Kenya to receive Ksh.34.5 billion IMF loan next week: CBK
By Kepha Muiruri, 1546, March 30, 2021 (EAT)
Kenya is expected to receive Ksh.34.5 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next week. The loan represents the first batch of a $2.4 b...

IMF , loan
CBK retains benchmark lending rate at 7% for seventh time
By Kepha Muiruri, 1834, March 29, 2021 (EAT)
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has retained its benchmark lending rate unchanged at seven per cent for the seventh straight time. The reserve bank...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Central Bank Rate (CBR) , COVID-19
Treasury seeks Ksh.60 billion from April’s infrastructure bond
By Kepha Muiruri, 1639, March 29, 2021 (EAT)
The National Treasury has set its sights on tapping Ksh.60 billion from this year’s second infrastructure bond (IFB) issue whose sale closes in earl...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , domestic borrowing , National Treasury
Supplementary budget pushes up borrowing by Ksh.125.7 billion
By Kepha Muiruri, 1523, March 19, 2021 (EAT)
The first 2020-21 supplementary budget estimates approved by the National Assembly will push up borrowing by a further Ksh.125.7 billion increasing Ke...

borrowing , Kenya's debt distress , National Treasury
Treasury’s March bonds fetch Ksh.48.3B
By Kepha Muiruri, 1430, March 14, 2021 (EAT)
The National Treasury has raised Ksh.48.3 bilion from the sale of Treasury bonds (T-bonds) this month as investor appetites for the instruments reboun...

domestic borrowing , treasury bonds
Treasury’s headache after Parliament cuts down local borrowing
By Kepha Muiruri, 1553, March 9, 2021 (EAT)
The National Treasury is facing a migraine after Members of Parliament approved proposals limiting its reliance on domestic borrowing. The proposal...

CS Yatani , domestic borrowing , Kenya's debt distress , National Treasury
Kenya’s credit rating downgraded on debt woes
By Kepha Muiruri, 1443, March 8, 2021 (EAT)
Kenya has earned yet another ratings downgrade over its rising debt vulnerabilities with the Standards & Poor's (S&P) lowering the country’s...

credit rating , Kenya's debt distress , National Treasury , Standards and Poor's
Treasury on the spot over zero funding for vaccines
By Kepha Muiruri, 1311, March 6, 2021 (EAT)
The National Treasury has come under fi re for the non-allocation of resources for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines in the financial year commenci...

2021/22 , COVID-19 , National Treasury , vaccines
China’s fleet now larger than US Navy
By CNN, 935, March 6, 2021 (EAT)
In 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping donned military fatigues and boarded a People's Liberation Army Navy destroyer in the South China Sea. Spread...

china
Treasury goes for Ksh.50 billion in March bonds
By Kepha Muiruri, 1413, March 4, 2021 (EAT)
The National Treasury has set its sights on raising Ksh.50 billion from the domestic market through the sale of Treasury bonds this month. The Cent...

domestic borrowing , treasury bonds