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How Mobile Money Credit Apps Are Used For Mass Surveillance On Kenyans

Keren Weitzberg, a researcher and educator based at University College London, and who’s currently working on a project on ID cards and biometrics in Kenya has opined that the growing mobile credit apps in Kenya are used for surveillance. According to her report “Mobile credit expands mass surveillance of ordinary Kenyans”, governments and corporations are using […]

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CBK Directs That CRB Shouldn’t Blackist Anyone Until Six Months

Central Bank of Kenya has nullified listing of loan defaulters to credit reference bureau. Millions of Kenyans have been listed on CRB, which permanently blocks them from accessing another loan before clearing with them at a fee. CBK has issued a new directive to commercial banks,m stating that a borrower will only be considered to […]

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