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Borrowers' pain mounts as more lenders raise rates

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Banks are continuing to steeply increase the cost of loans, with interest rates expected to go beyond 20 per cent, leaving borrowers with a massive debt servicing burden.

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

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