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Loan defaulters face blacklisting as Uhuru CRB freeze ends

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15 million people are listed in the CRB. [iStockphoto]

Banks and Saccos will from Saturday start listing thousands of loan defaulters with credit reference bureaus (CRBs) following the expiry on Friday of the freeze announced by retired President Uhuru Kenyatta for blacklisting borrowers of unpaid credit.

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