The Treasury Building in Nairobi. Photo/FILE
By GEOFFREY IRUNGU
Treasury is seeking Sh20 billion in an infrastructure bond, the first such issue in two years. The sale of the 12-year bond is scheduled to close on September 24.
Buyers will earn a fixed annual return of 11 per cent as per the
indicative coupon rate, though the average yield will depend on investor bids for the paper.
The infrastructure bonds issued in 2010 were of eight and nine-year tenures.
The Treasury has budgeted Sh10.1 billion for financing water, sewerage and irrigation projects, Sh14.3 billion for the transport sector and Sh11.6 billion for energy.
The total cost of the projects is Sh36 billion, but CBK clarified yesterday that the Sh20 billion bond is only meant to cover part of the cost.
If the total amount is raised, it will be the second largest amount the government has realised from the market since the infrastructure bond issues began in 2009.
The biggest amount raised was Sh32.8 billion in August 2010.
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