Why IMF is still critical in Kenya’s economic plans

The National Treasury building in Nairobi on April 16, 2025.

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

Kenya’s push for a successor programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not necessarily a quest for just new funding from the multilateral lender.

The country’s move to remain within the guardrails of the fund is seen more as an assurance that the government will carry through with critical reforms including improving revenue collection and reducing borrowing.

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