4.1. The total outstanding public and publicly guaranteed debt stock as at the reporting period stood at KES 13,393,649,815,195, representing an increase from KES 12,896,380,000,000 recorded in the statutory baseline of May 2026.

4.2. In relative terms, this portfolio translates to approximately 70.4% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), exceeding the Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy target and the statutory benchmark of 50.0% mandated under Article 211 of the Constitution and Section 50 of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012.

4.3. External debt service expenditures disbursed during the quarter consumed 64.2% of ordinary tax revenue collections, significantly above the international debt sustainability ceiling of 40%.