Kenya now opts to retire ‘expensive’ Sh55bn TDB loan

John Mbadi

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi before a National Assembly Committee in Machakos County on August 11, 2025.

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Kenya has opted to settle a syndicated loan of $430.55 million (Sh55.6 billion) from the Eastern & Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB), a sign the State could not meet the lender’s refinancing terms.

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi said the multilateral loan was very costly, adding that while the government considered taking a new facility to repay it, the expense made refinancing unattractive.

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