Court says the agreed interest terms produced an excessive financial burden that it could not enforce.
By
Joseph Wangui
Correspondent
Nation Media Group
A court has refused to enforce a 438 percent annual interest charge imposed on a digital loan, signalling closer judicial scrutiny of punitive mobile loan terms even if borrowers voluntarily accept them before receiving credit.
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