Without Kenya's consent, the report stays secret. And without the report's completion, there is no new IMF programme.
President William Ruto and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva during a past meeting. [File, Standard]
On a recent morning at the Africa Forward Summit, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva smiled for the cameras alongside President William Ruto.
She called their meeting "terrific". She praised Kenya's reforms. She spoke of shared prosperity.
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