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Banks choke under the weight of unpaid loans

Inability of Kenyans to service loans in the first quarter due to effects of Covid-19 forces lenders to make huge provisionings, eating into their profits.

Rendered jobless by Covid-19, millions of Kenyans failed or struggled to service their loans in the first three months of this year, forcing banks to put aside billions as insurance against possible defaults.   

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