Kenya Treasury says country has no room for fresh borrowing

Kenya's Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung’u

Kenya's Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung’u who says the country has little wiggle room left for fresh borrowing. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG

Kenya’s National Treasury has doubled down on its efforts to swap the country's short-term debt with longer-term issuances. 

This comes barely a week after it commenced a debt swap that will see Sh87.8 billion ($714.6 million) worth of short-term debt converted into long-term debt to ease the pressure it is experiencing from maturities. Last week, the Kenyan government floated its first switch bond since June 2020.