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Loan Apps: How mobile loan platforms have lured Kenyans into debt trap

Digital borrows are almost twice as likely to have tried mobile betting at least once in their lifetime. [File, Standard]

Recent events that have seen the Government borrow to offset maturing loans have raised a storm among Kenyans.

Yet, bombarded with numerous digital credit providers, Kenyans have dug themselves into a refinancing crisis that might be uglier than that of their Government.

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