Nairobi, Sept. 3 -- Equity Group CEO James Mwangi's stake in the lender climbed to a record Sh13.42 billion on Thursday as the bank's share price extended a six-session gaining streak on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE).

Mr Mwangi, who owns 127,809,180 Equity shares, has seen the value of his investment rise by Sh1.5 billion since the start of the week to take his gain to about Sh4.89 billion since the beginning of the year when the stock was trading at Sh66.75.

His paper gain of nearly Sh5 billion in under nine months, points to the extent of wealth creation for major shareholders on the back of the strong run of NSE stocks this year. For instance, Mr Mwangi's shareholding means every Sh1 increase in Equity's share price adds abou...