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CBK free mobile cash transfers extension order irks firms

Financial sector players have criticised Central Bank of Kenya’s (CBK) move to unilaterally extend the waiver on mobile transaction fees to the end of the year.

Banks and telecommunication providers protested the measure aimed at cushioning Kenyans against the financial effects of Covid-19 and promoting cashless transactions, saying they had equally taken a major hit from the pandemic.

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