Kenya to retain commercial interest rate cap despite of IMF warning

Kenya's parliament has voted to retain the cap on commercial interest rates that the International Monetary Fund has insisted must be scrapped or modified in return for a new standby arrangement.

Lawmakers also voted to delay a proposed 16 percent tax on petroleum products for two more years, citing the high cost of living -- a move that will be a blow to government efforts to raise revenues through higher taxes.

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