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More pain for borrowers as cost of loans hits new peak of 19pc

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Banks have steeply increased the cost of loans with interest rates of up to 19 per cent, leaving their customers with a massive debt servicing burden.

The increments come at a time when the high cost-of-living is already squeezing Kenyans hard.

This follows the widespread adoption of the risk-based rating of loans by a majority of the country's nearly 40 banks.

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