MPs push Central Bank to tighten regulations on hire purchase firms

Central Bank of Kenya Governor Kamau Thugge. 

Photo credit: File | Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

Parliament has directed the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to tighten the laws governing the buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) firms that expose borrowers to higher interest rates and harsh repayment terms.

The National Assembly’s Finance and National Planning Committee has given CBK Governor Kamau Thugge two weeks to table amendments for the regulator to exercise control over the interest rates the BNPL firms charge.

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