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Kenyan lenders on the spot for distorting loan numbers

Kenya’s commercial banks are on the spot for providing conflicting information on the number of loans given to the private sector in a bid to pour cold water on the fixed interest rate regime.

This comes as the debate over whether controlling interest rate will free more money for investment shows no signs of cooling off.

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