Kenya has started meetings with potential investors in London ahead of the issuance of a bond, keeping its options open for the best deal from a Eurobond to a Shariah-compliant Sukuk or the Japanese Samurai bonds.
The Business Daily has learnt that officials from the National Treasury met a section of large bond investors in London on July 7 to signal to the markets that Kenya is getting ready to settle the $2.0 billion (Sh282.2 billion) Eurobond maturing in the current financial year.