Rotich defends new Eurobond issue to repay Sh77bn loan

Treasury secretary Henry Rotich. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Treasury secretary Henry Rotich has defended the government’s decision to issue another Eurobond whose proceeds will partly be used to repay a Sh77.3 billion ($750 million) syndicated loan issued in 2015.

Mr Rotich, in an interview Wednesday, said the fresh Eurobond and the Treasury’s negotiations with international investors to delay debt repayments did not indicate that the government was struggling to service its loans. 

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