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Originally published by The Kenyan Wall Streetbusiness
October 14, 2025
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Kenya’s Public Debt Rises to KSh 11.97 Trillion

Kenya’s debt rose to KSh 11.97T in August 2025, up KSh 1.23T YoY, borrowing surged and external disbursements lifted total obligations...
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Kenya's total public debt surged to KSh 11.97 trillion by the end of August 2025, representing 67.4% of GDP, according to the National Treasury’s Monthly Debt Bulletin.
- The increase of KSh 196 billion from July was driven by new domestic borrowing and disbursements from multilateral lenders.
- Domestic obligations comprised KSh 6.57 trillion (54.9%), while external debt stood at KSh 5.40 trillion (45.1%).
- The World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) remains the largest multilateral lender at KSh 1.65 trillion, while China’s bilateral exposure rose to KSh 612.5 billion.
- Commercial banks held the largest share of domestic debt at KSh 2,805,405.84 million.
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