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New law to cap high interest rates in the offing

By JAMES ANYANZWA

NAIROBI, KENYA: The government is to introduce a new law to cap high interest rates charged by commercial banks, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said. Uhuru said high rates have increased the cost of doing business and rendered the country uncompetitive.

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