Kenya hits another hurdle with Moody's credit downgrade

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung’u. FILE PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG

Kenya’s quest to tap into the international markets for financing has suffered a blow after ratings agency Moody’s downgraded the country’s foreign currency issuer ratings from B2 to B3.

This means that Kenya is now classified as “high credit risk” and just one level above “very high credit risk”.

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