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Why banks are in scrutiny over slow response to CBK rate cuts

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CBK Governor Kamau Thugge before the National Assembly Committee on Finance and National Planning at Bunge Towers, Nairobi, on March 25, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Major commercial banks are under scrutiny for their slow response to the Central Bank of Kenya's (CBK's) latest interest rate cut.

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