Kenya: Human Rights Watch Mounts Pressure on IMF to Revise Kenya’s Targets

The Human Rights Watch on Tuesday mounted pressure on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to revise Kenyan’s targets for debt repayment.

According to the organisation, the current IMF programme which is expected to run until 2026 pushed for steep spending cuts and increased revenues for the Kenyan government.

However, HRW has determined that the budget cuts create systems which promote inequality and a possible infringement of human rights.

“Research has also shown that these measures…