Pain of Sh67bn shortfall amidst debt repayments

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Treasury Principal Secretary, Chris Kiptoo responds to questions from members of the Senate County Public Investment and Special Funds committee at Parliament Buildings, Nairobi on March 30, 2023. PHOTO | LUCY WANJIRU | NMG

Kenya spent Sh150 billion to repay public debt in the month of March alone, underlying the growing pain to service the country’s stock of debt in the midst of a revenue shortfall, MPs heard on Thursday.

This was on the backdrop of revelation by the Treasury Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo that the country had a revenue shortfall of Sh67 billion by Wednesday.

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