Nairobi, April 13 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Kenya to add pending bills, infrastructure funds from securitisation and non-guaranteed loans by State corporations of over Sh1 trillion to public debt, setting the stage for a confrontation with the Treasury.

Kenya currently has a narrow definition of public debt, which only includes loans and government securities, including Treasury bonds and bills.

Including pending bills, securitisation funds and non-guaranteed loans, as demanded by the IMF, will see Kenya's public debt surpass the Sh13 trillion mark from Sh12.3 trillion.

This looks set to clash with the Treasury's view, which has previously rejected the push to include the three items in the public debt.

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