SBM loses second bid to block Fidelity’s shareholders’ suit

An SBM Bank Kenya branch in Nairobi CBD. The lender was fined Sh450,000 for data privacy violations.

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The High Court has rejected a bid by Mauritian multinational SBM Holdings Limited, to stop a court case in which former shareholders of Fidelity Commercial Bank are seeking a compensation of Sh2.5 billion.

This is the second such decision by the court after a similar application by the multinational’s subsidiary, SBM Bank Holdings, was thrown out on July 28, 2023.

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