Digital loan apps terrorise desperate Kenyans, but help is on the way
Loaners use illegally obtained personal data to threaten borrowers, but government is moving to curb violations
19 January 2022 - 20:10
The 14 days given to John Bigingi to repay a loan of 8,200 Kenyan shillings (R1,110) had barely lapsed when he started receiving text messages threatening to call the contacts on his phone and expose him as a defaulter...
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