I always suspected the reason for the increase was money. Now see…
[SIZE=6]Broke Kenya seeks second Covid-19 loan from IMF[/SIZE]
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 03 2020
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Kenya has for the second time in less than six months reached out to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for budget support to weather the coronavirus economic hardships.
IMF resident representative Tobias Rasmussen said the government had asked the Brettonwoods institution for another loan following the $739 million (Sh79.3) billion received in May that Kenya sought to help it respond to the economic shocks caused by the pandemic.
This signals the gravity of the country’s rapidly deteriorating cash-flow situation that is marked by falling revenues and worsening debt service obligations.
https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/broke-kenya-eyes-extra-covid-19-loan-from-imf-2729310