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Kenya: Debt worries building

Kenya’s public debt load is not particularly large, but the recent run-up in debt is clearly not sustainable.  Our core view is that the government will tighten policy and that the debt burden will stabilise at about 60% of GDP. But the risk of a messier outcome is growing.

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