## IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Kenya

_IMF News, October 10, 2025_

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- Published: October 10, 2025

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### Visit overview
- IMF staff team led by Haimanot Teferra visited Nairobi from September 25-October 9, 2025.
- Purpose: to assess Kenya’s current economic situation and initiate discussions on the government’s forward-looking policies and strategy that could be supported through an IMF program.
- Press Release No. 25/337; publication date: October 10, 2025.

### Engagements and meetings
- Meetings held with:
  - H.E. President Ruto.
  - Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi Ng’ongo.
  - Governor Kamau Thugge of the Central Bank of Kenya.
  - Respective teams of the above officials.
- Additional engagements with:
  - Members of Parliament.
  - Officials from various government agencies.
  - Representatives from civil society organizations.
  - Private businesses and the financial sector.
  - Development partners.

### Assessment and findings
- The IMF team made progress in:
  - Taking stock of the latest macroeconomic and financial sector developments.
  - Assessing the economic outlook.
  - Holding initial discussions with Kenyan authorities and other stakeholders on a reform agenda that could pave the way for an IMF-supported program.
- Emphasis placed on enhancing fiscal policy credibility, ensuring sustainability of public finances and debt, and minimizing fiscal, financial, and external sector risks.
- Importance highlighted of enhancing governance, transparency, and efficiency in the public sector.

### Policy priorities and recommendations discussed
- Measures to enhance fiscal policy credibility.
- Actions to ensure sustainability of public finances and debt.
- Steps to minimize fiscal, financial, and external sector risks.
- Ways to enhance governance, transparency, and efficiency in the public sector.

### Next steps
- The team will return to Washington, D.C. to further its technical work.
- Discussions with the authorities will continue during the upcoming IMF Annual Meetings.

### Stakeholder engagement and closing remarks
- IMF welcomed the Kenyan authorities’ candid engagement.
- IMF reaffirmed commitment to partnering with Kenya to secure a more robust, sustainable, and inclusive economic future for all Kenyans.
- IMF thanked the authorities and partners for their hospitality and constructive discussions during the visit.

*Source: IMF Press Release No. 25/337, October 10, 2025.*

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