Nairobi, July 23 -- BAT Kenya maintained an interim dividend of Sh10 per share as its net profit for the six months to June 2026 rose 3.1 percent to Sh3.08 billion on higher export and oral nicotine pouch sales.

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) listed company's gross revenue grew by 2.6 percent in the period to Sh18.9 billion, while operating costs rose 6.8 percent to Sh8.02 billion.

Finance income rose to Sh136 million from Sh97 million in the first half of 2025, while income tax expense was slightly lower at Sh1.32 billion, from Sh1.34 billion previously. BAT also collected Sh6.69 billion in excise duty and VAT on behalf of the government, down from Sh6.76 billion a year earlier.

BAT said that sales in its domestic and export ma...