CEOs lose bonuses amid Covid fallout

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Stanchart chief executive Kariuki Ngari (left), NCBA boss John Gachora (centre) and Absa's Jeremy Awori. FILE PHOTOS | NMG

Ten Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed firms cut their executive bonuses by Sh284 million last year in the wake of reduced profitability that was largely caused by the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.

KCB #ticker:KCB, Absa Bank Kenya #ticker:ABSA, Britam #ticker:BRIT, NCBA #ticker:NCBA and Bamburi Cement  #ticker:BAMBare among the firms that either suspended or reduced executive bonuses as part of cost-cutting measures that also saw companies lay off hundreds of rank-and-file workers.

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