Nigel Clarke took over as the second Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on October 31, the same day the fund completed its seventh and eighth reviews of its multiyear programme with Kenya.
He made Nairobi his first port of call following his appointment this week and took media queries on Kenya’s relationship with the IMF following meetings with President William Ruto, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi and Central Bank of Kenya Governor Kamau Thugge.