IMF agrees to increase Kenya programme by $650 million - presidential adviser

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund has agreed to increase Kenya's lending programme by $650 million ahead of the maturity of a $2 billion Eurobond next year, the Kenyan president's chief economic adviser said on Tuesday.

The maturing bond is fully-funded, David Ndii told an economic forum hosted by a local bank.

(Reporting by Duncan Miriri and George Obulutsa; Editing by Alexander Winning)