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Central Bank of Kenya monetary committee spares borrowers from rate hike agony

Thousands of borrowers were spared from more expensive loans after the Central Bank of Kenya Monetary Committee left the benchmark rate unchanged against wide expectations of a hike.

CBK’s Monetary Policy Committee, which met yesterday afternoon, was largely expected to raise the cost of loans as it battled to contain the sharp fall of the Kenyan shilling against the US dollar.

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