NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 24 – The National Treasury is looking to hire a new Public Debt Management Director General (DG).
The soon-to-be DG will take over from Haron Sirima.
Sirima began his career at the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) as a graduate trainee in 1986 before rising through the ranks to become CBK Deputy Governor as well as Vice Chair of the Monetary Policy Committee.
He is credited with designing and implementing public debt management reforms, including the preparation of the legal framework for public finance management at the Treasury.
His replacement comes at a time when Kenya is battling a high debt burden, which is eating up funds meant for development.
CBK and Treasury data showed that the country’s debt burden was $69.3 billion as of the end of June last year, up from $58.4 billion during a similar period in 2022.
