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Unga maintains dividend freeze despite half-year profit surge

Nairobi, Feb. 26 -- Unga Group will not be paying a dividend despite growing its half-year profits by more than six-fold, with management holding onto the cash to sustain its recovery trajectory. The... Read More


Mbadi wins in row over Consolidated Bank's CEO ouster

Nairobi, Feb. 22 -- Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has secured his choice to lead Consolidated Bank of Kenya after staging a boardroom coup in a row that entangled the regulator. The bank anno... Read More


IFC to buy Sh645m stake in electric motorbike company

Nairobi, Feb. 15 -- The World Bank's private sector investment arm, International Finance Corporation (IFC), plans to make an equity investment of up to $5 million (Sh645 million) in e-mobility provid... Read More


CIC Insurance raises Sh1.8bn from Kiambu, Kajiado land sales

Nairobi, Feb. 11 -- CIC Insurance Group has raised Sh1.8 billion from the sale of 150 acres in Kiambu and Kajiado Counties, boosting its liquidity and unlocking gains from its portfolio of investment ... Read More


Why banks want licence fees pegged on profits

Nairobi, Feb. 10 -- Commercial banks are lobbying the Central Bank of Kenya to use profit after tax as a measure to calculate licence fees and drop its proposal to use revenues, a change that will see... Read More


Moody's sees lower profits for Kenyan banks in 2026

Nairobi, Feb. 10 -- Commercial banks are expected to report lower profits in the current financial year ending December 2026 due to lower earnings from government securities and shrinking interest rat... Read More


HF, Sanlam Allianz boards tap ex-bank executives

Nairobi, Feb. 10 -- Three former bank executives have joined the boards of a mortgage lender and an insurance firm, hoping to transfer their experience there. Former KCB Group CEO Martin Oduor-Otieno... Read More