{"id":513866,"date":"2026-04-05T08:07:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T08:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/513866\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T08:07:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T08:07:27","slug":"kenya-slashes-dollar-debt-to-record-low-as-chinese-yuan-gains-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/513866\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya slashes dollar debt to record low as Chinese yuan gains ground"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"card-text\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IneTSmIgm7TVzjNHHuwfWY44OjHe0yvTTdObI9Z3.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>President William Ruto\u2019s administration\u00a0has reduced the share of its external debt denominated in US dollars to the lowest level on record, official data shows, as the government\u00a0accelerates a strategic pivot toward the Chinese yuan to shield itself from exchange rate volatility.<\/p>\n<p>Premium Article<\/p>\n<p>            Get Full Access for Ksh299\/Week.<\/p>\n<p>Fact-first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd25 Flash Sale \u2014 50% Off Monthly &amp; Yearly Plans<\/p>\n<p>Offer ends in\u2026<\/p>\n<p>0Days<\/p>\n<p>00Hours<\/p>\n<p>00Mins<\/p>\n<p>00Secs<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/sso\/?content=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\" class=\"spw-btn google-anno-skip\" style=\"text-decoration: none !important;\" id=\"spw-cta\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            Continue Reading \u00a0\u2192<br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>What you get<\/p>\n<p>            Unlimited access to all premium content<br \/>\n            Ad-free browsing experience<br \/>\n            Mobile-optimised reading<br \/>\n            Weekly newsletters &amp; digests<\/p>\n<p>            Pay via<\/p>\n<p>\n                M<br \/>\n                &#8211;<br \/>\n                PESA\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                VISA\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Airtel\u00a0Money\n            <\/p>\n<p>            Secure Payments<\/p>\n<p>            Kenya&#8217;s most trusted newsroom since 1902<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President William Ruto\u2019s administration\u00a0has reduced the share of its external debt denominated in US dollars to the lowest&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":513867,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[84,1294,179658,179657,56,54,55,179656],"class_list":{"0":"post-513866","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-economy","10":"tag-kenyas-debt-crisis","11":"tag-ruto-administration","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom","15":"tag-us-dollarkenyas-economy"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=513866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/513867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=513866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=513866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=513866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}