Appears in Kenyan opinion coverage of debt recovery, credit assessment, and lending practices.
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The Standard
… And every day, whether it ends in laughter, stress, or victory—I wouldn’t trade the story for anything. - The writer is a certified public accountant, credit management specialist and the founder of Marathon Debt Recovery Ltd Journalism can't be free because the truth demands inv …
All in a day's work for a Kenyan debt collectorThe Standard argues that Kenya's Saccos hold a structural advantage—cheap, loyal member deposits—but are losing ground to banks and mobile lenders due to slow loan processes, governance failures, and board members elected for popularity rather than competence, allowing scandals to damage the trust that once set them apart.
23 September 2026 · The Standard →
The Standard argues that Kenya's Saccos hold a structural advantage—cheap, loyal member deposits—but are losing ground to banks and mobile lenders due to slow loan processes, governance failures, and board members elected for popularity rather than competence, allowing scandals to damage the trust that once set them apart.
23 September 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece distinguishes between borrowing capacity—what a lender will approve based on collateral and credit scores—and debt capacity, the amount a business's cash flow can actually service without breaking. Banks focus on collateral coverage but rarely assess whether a business can truly repay, a gap the author identifies as a source of SME failures in Kenya.
15 September 2026 · The Standard →
The Standard distinguishes between "can't pay" debtors facing genuine cashflow problems and "won't pay" debtors with available funds, noting that each type requires different recovery approaches.
9 September 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece from a business-to-business debt recovery professional argues that corporate debtors employ the same delay tactics and excuses as ordinary street borrowers, merely dressed in more sophisticated language and corporate jargon.
5 August 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's over 250 licensed digital credit providers have grown to a loan book exceeding microfinance banks' portfolios, with around eight million Kenyans using their phones for credit. Digital lenders assess borrowers on real-time behavioural signals and transaction patterns rather than historical documents, a method the article argues proves more effective than traditional credit committee approaches.
29 July 2026 · The Standard →
Kenyans often avoid collecting money lent to family and friends out of politeness, then take digital loans to cover their own shortfalls, effectively financing others' lives while incurring interest. The piece argues that reluctance to ask for repayment—treated as a social norm—drives household debt across the country.
15 July 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece argues that Kenya's credit institutions lose money not during collection but at the onboarding stage, when outdated scoring engines assess creditworthiness. Traditional credit scoring—based on ID cards, payslips, bureau checks, and officer judgment—fails to evaluate thin-file borrowers like traders, bodaboda riders, and SMEs, and must evolve to match modern economic realities.
8 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Standard publishes an opinion piece arguing that the primary obstacle to financial freedom in Kenya is not low income but the desire to impress people with displays of wealth, and that financial intelligence and disciplined borrowing are key to building long-term security rather than financing appearances.
1 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Standard's opinion piece argues that fintech lending—from high-interest instant-cash apps to asset-finance schemes for motorcycles and cars—employs predatory practices including hidden charges, public shaming via phonebook contact sharing, and unreasonable repayment terms, and warns that these "loans from hell" prey on vulnerable borrowers.
10 June 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece recounts a debt recovery case in which aggressive tactics failed until the creditor shifted to a compassionate approach, listening to the debtor's circumstances and restructuring the obligation into manageable payments.
20 May 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece from a Nairobi-based debt collector describes the daily work of pursuing overdue payments through notices, calls, and negotiations, balancing professional communication with debtor excuses and drama to extract payments.
29 April 2026 · The Standard →