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CBK issues tough warning to banks over introduction of new charges

Central Bank of Kenya

Banks have been ordered to stop charging ‘illegal fees’ and reclassifying customer accounts.

The latest directive by the regulator comes even as a consumer lobby group filed a class suit against one of the lenders for breaking the law capping interest rate and is demanding refund for extra charges.

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