Key Questions on Kenya
Last Updated: September 24, 2025
Read the key questions regarding the IMF arrangements with Kenya.
Has Kenya requested a new IMF-supported program and what is the status of discussions?
- Kenya has formally requested a new IMF-supported program, and preliminary discussions are underway.
- The IMF is currently working with Kenyan authorities to review recent developments and update the macroeconomic assessment while awaiting details on the authorities' priorities for the program.
- An IMF staff mission will visit Nairobi at the end of September to initiate discussions on the authorities' request for a new program.
What is the status of the 2025 Article IV Consultation with Kenya?
- At the request of the Kenyan authorities to prioritize discussions on their program request, the 2025 Article IV consultation will be rescheduled for a later date.
When will the next Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) for Kenya be published?
- A full Debt Sustainability Analysis under the Joint Bank-Fund Debt Sustainability Framework for Low Income Countries (LIC-DSF) is expected at the time of the IMF Executive Board’s consideration of a staff report on Kenya.
How is the IMF supporting Kenya's governance and anti-corruption agenda and what is the status of the Governance Diagnostic Assessment?
- Promoting good governance remains an essential part of the IMF's engagement with Kenya.
- An IMF governance diagnostic mission concluded its visit on June 30, following an initial scoping mission conducted in March. During these visits, the team met with government officials, private-sector representatives, civil society organizations, and development partners.
- A draft governance diagnostic assessment report is expected to be shared with the authorities for further consultation before the end of 2025. The report will be published once consent to do so is received from the authorities.
- As background, the IMF's Governance Diagnostic is not a corruption audit. It is a voluntary capacity development tool used by the IMF to help member countries identify and address systemic vulnerabilities to corruption and to strengthen integrity and governance frameworks.