IDs hitch hurting financial inclusion, warns central bank

Central Bank of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NMG

The Central Bank of Kenya has cited the low uptake of identification documents by the youth and retrogressive cultural practices restricting women as the key threats to Kenya growing its financial inclusion rate beyond the current levels.

Findings in the 2021 FinAcess Survey found that the level of financial access rose by 0.8 percentage points to 83.7 percent between 2019 and 2021.

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