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Who’s to blame for low mortgage uptake?

A Central Bank of Kenya report singles out bank’s fixation with variable interest rates for blame, but experts argue volatile interest rates make it difficult for lending institutions to have fixed interest rates, writes FRANCIS AYIEKO

An attendant at a bank’s stall at the Kenya Homes Expo held last month was at pains to explain to a visitor why their mortgage interest rates were variable.

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