Recent protests in Kenya have dealt a heavy blow to President Ruto’s fiscal consolidation plans and, with the president dismissing the cabinet yesterday as he tries to cling on to power, it looks increasingly likely that the government will struggle to place public debt on a downward trajectory. The chances of a sovereign default in the coming years are rising again, and would jump if the IMF were to pull its support.
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