By
Constant Munda
Correspondent
Nation Media Group
The Treasury borrowed Sh207.7 billion to pay salaries, debt repayments and other recurrent expenditure in the year ended June, in continued breach of the public finance management law.
Kenya faces severe fiscal pressures and cash constraints driven by high debt-servicing costs and below-target revenue performance, prompting the Treasury to tap loans for recurrent spending.
By
Constant Munda
Correspondent
Nation Media Group
The Treasury borrowed Sh207.7 billion to pay salaries, debt repayments and other recurrent expenditure in the year ended June, in continued breach of the public finance management law.

The rise in debt comes even as the government has accelerated a series of liability management operations designed to smoothen…

Analysis of Kenya’s 2026/27 Budget reveals that debt servicing consumes most revenue, leaving limited fiscal space for…

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The National Treasury departed from the approved Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy by significantly increasing domestic…