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Negative rating places Kenya debt plan at risk

Fitch Ratings has joined Moody’s in revising Kenya’s outlook to negative, making it even harder for the country to grab a debt payment review offer from G-20 countries.

However, the rating agency affirmed Kenya’s long-term external bond at B+, a highly speculatively status that will see investors charge the country an interest rate of around seven per cent.

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