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Originally published by The Standard BusinessDecember 4, 2025
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Report: Public debt burden locks Kenyans out of health, education
Rising repayments, new survey by KHRC shows, mean less money for essential services. Kenya’s debt service to revenue ratio stood at 67 per cent in the year to June 2025...
✨ Key Highlights
A new report by the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) reveals that Kenya’s mounting public debt and significant public wage bill are severely impacting the provision of vital social services, thereby eroding the economic and social rights of its citizens.
- The report, titled The Economics of Repression, highlights that substantial government spending on debt repayments leaves meager funds for essential services such as health, education, and water and sanitation.
- Annet Nerima, Program Manager, Inclusion and Political Justice at the Kenya Human Rights Commission, presented the findings in Nairobi.
- The heavy debt burden and "bloated public wage bill" are identified as key factors undermining public service provision.
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