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CBK clarifies on interest capping rate as new regime kicks in today

CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge.

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has clarified the rate that banks should use to base interest rates on loans.

In a circular to commercial banks, the banking sector regulator, which had hitherto remained mum on the issue since President Uhuru Kenyatta assented to a new law capping interest rates last month, said banks should peg pricing of their loans on the Central Bank Rate (CBR) as opposed to the Kenya Banks Reference Rate (KBRR).

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