Top Kenyan bank investors reap Sh5.75bn dividends

The record dividend payouts by most of Kenya’s listed banks will see top investors led by Equity Group chief executive James Mwangi and I&M Group director Suresh Shah earn a combined Sh5.75 billion.

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The record dividend payouts by most of Kenya’s listed banks will see top investors led by Equity Group chief executive James Mwangi and I&M Group director Suresh Shah earn a combined Sh5.75 billion, entrenching their position as the market’s dividend kings.

Their earnings, comprising the interim and final dividends for the year ended December 2025, will rise by more than Sh1.1 billion from the prior year.

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