Kenya sets 2016/17 budget deficit at 9.3 Pct of Gdp, but likely to fall

Kenya will set a budget deficit equivalent to 9.3 percent of its gross domestic product for the fiscal year starting in July, but expects the actual level to be lower due to sluggish spending, the Treasury said.

Duncan Miriri

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