Cautious on debt, Ruto woos Japan with public-private deals for projects
Kenya’s President William Ruto (L) and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attend a joint press conference after their talks in Tokyo, Japan on February 8, 2024. PHOTO | PCS
Kenya has turned to Japan to support its infrastructure ambitions, opening up for Tokyo to tap into public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a way of reducing the load of debt owed to external lenders.
This week, President William Ruto made an official visit to Japan, which State House inaccurately labelled a state visit and confirmed that PPPs would be central to the discussions.
