The lure of instant cash is too hard to resist

Brief:

In his book, Merchant of Venice, William Shakespeare writes about a wealthy Jew moneylender. He is widely hated due to the greed with which he lends and gets rich. Similarly, most shylocks in Nairobi are ruthless, dishonest and expensive. ...more

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1. On Sunday November 2, 2008, 11:02 AM , Brian Kinyanjui, Kenya wrote:
  Shylocks increasingly became the avenue for access to quick emergency funding as the formal financial institutions became distant to the needs and concerns of the common man. It takes up to two weeks to process the simplest of loans, this can be a life time to someone with an urgent need such as a sick family member or even just plain broke.

 

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