NSE blue-chip firms signal increased dividend payouts

The strong earnings and expectations of higher dividends saw the blue-chip firms add hundreds of billions of shillings in shareholder wealth in 2025’s market rally.

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Blue-chip firms listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) have signalled they will pay higher dividends for their respective financial years, a move that helped fuel the stock market rally seen in 2025.

Safaricom, BAT Kenya, and banks such as Equity Group, Co-operative Bank of Kenya, and NCBA Group are among the companies that have either raised their interim dividends or recorded strong earnings growth, putting them on course to lift total dividend payouts to shareholders.

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