National Treasury PS Dr. Chris Kiptoo before Public Debt & Privatization to deliberate on Kenya Airways novation agreement for loans guaranteed by the Government on August 28th,2024. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] The best indicator of an economy that is performing well is low levels of non-performing loans (NPLs). Although in the last one year, the gross loan portfolio grew by 0.6 per cent, NPLs grew by 6.6 per cent, which signals loan repayment challenges by companies and households. NPLs tend to rise during economic downturns and decline during prosperity. Currently, bad loans stand at Sh717 billion. NPLs have risen from 16.4…