The directive is in accordance with section 89(1) of the Tier 4 Microfinance Institutions and Money Lenders Act, which states that the maximum interest rate that a money lender shall charge on the principal or the actual sum of money advanced as a loan to a borrower is two point eight percent (2.8%) per month or thirty-three point six percent (33.6) per annum.

The National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) party has asked the government to suspend money lenders who take National Identification...