World Bank lends Kenya Sh107bn to boost Budget

There has been a rise in government borrowing since President Uhuru Kenyatta came to power in 2013. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The World Bank has approved a Sh107 billion ($1 billion) loan for Kenya to help it close its Budget deficit and tackle the economic shocks arising from the global coronavirus pandemic.

The loan, which was initiated before the Covid-19 crisis started, is the second ever such direct lending for the Kenyan Budget from the World Bank in decades, after another debt of Sh75 billion was processed last year.

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