Pending bills driving Kenya firms’ loan defaults, says World Bank

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Outgoing Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor, Patrick Njoroge. FILE PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG

The spike in pending bills is pushing a lot of businesses into defaults, the World Bank has said.

According to the global lender, government arrears, which had risen to Sh537.2 billion by the end of March, curtailed the flow of cash to the private sector, leaving a lot of companies without the cash to meet their obligations.

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