S&P says increasing debt largest threat to the Kenyan economy

National Treasury cabinet secretary Henry Rotich. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Piling public debt poses the largest risk to Kenya’s economy in the medium term, an analyst at credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has said.

Garder Rusike, an associate director in charge of sovereign rating and public finance at S&P Global Ratings, said on Wednesday Kenya could struggle to honour repayments in case of economic shock hence the need to cut the budget deficit and stabilise debt level.

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