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Banks battle to recover debt as bad loans surge

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The average commercial bank lending rate climbed to 13.5 per cent as of July. [iStockphoto]

At the beginning of the year, bankers started noticing that the post-election enthusiasm was beginning to die down.

Kenya had experienced peaceful elections and a smooth transition, which had injected a sense of optimism into the economy.

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