Small investors buy additional Sh74bn State bonds

The Central bank of Kenya, Nairobi on Sunday, November 22, 2020. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG

The share of the government’s domestic debt held by individuals and other non-financial institutions increased 38 percent or Sh74 billion in a year as the investors pursued high returns from the fixed income securities.

The Central Bank of Kenya data shows the investors classified as “other” including individuals, saccos, self-help groups and religious institutions held 6.44 percent of total domestic debt equivalent to Sh268.96 billion in the first week of April.

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