Treasury plans consumer Bill to replace rate caps

Treasury principal secretary Kamau Thugge. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The Treasury is preparing a consumer protection law to replace the legal caps on commercial lending rates, blamed by the International Monetary Fund for sluggish credit growth to the private sector.

Principal secretary Kamau Thugge said the programme, which will include a bill to safeguard borrowers against expensive bank loans, will be presented to the National Assembly before end of the current financial year in June.

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