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'They ate our lunch': How Hustler Fund, digital lenders have killed Kenya's micro finance banks

Kenya’s microfinance banks (MFBs), once hailed as critical vehicles for financial inclusion, are now the weakest link in the country’s banking sector, with six consecutive years of losses.

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