Nairobi, May 11 -- Mauritius's SBM Holdings injected an additional Sh405 million into its subsidiary SBM Bank Kenya in the financial year ended December 2025, reflecting a race by commercial banks to comply with the Central Bank of Kenya's new capital requirements of Sh10 billion by 2029.

The latest capital injection is in addition to Sh819 million and Sh471 million that SBM Kenya received from the parent firm in 2024 and 2023 respectively, pushing the lender's core capital to Sh7.68 billion at the end of 2025. The capital grew further to Sh7.78 billion at the end of March this year.

This core capital is however lower compared to Sh8.03 billion recorded in 2024.

"From a balance sheet perspective, loans and advances increased moderately...