Is Chinese Debt the Reason Kenya wants to Raise Taxes? | Vantage on Firstpost

Is Chinese Debt the Reason Kenya wants to Raise Taxes? | Vantage on Firstpost

Kenya is suffering through a debt crisis. Years of loans from multiple lenders has made Kenya's debt burden unsustainable. The Kenyan government wanted to raise taxes to create a war chest so it would be ready to repay loans, like the $1.2 billion it needs to give China over the next fiscal year.

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