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Digital lenders cut credit to Kenyans after CBK directive

The micro-lenders say the blocking lowered the customer motivation to repay loans. [Courtesy]

Digital lenders have reduced lending by nearly half to shield themselves from higher defaults. This is after the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) blocked them from listing borrowers in the credit reference bureaus (CRBs)

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