Rotich pushes for bank mergers

Treasury secretary Henry Rotich. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenyan commercial banks should seek consolidation opportunities to strengthen and take advantage of business opportunities across the African continent, Treasury secretary Henry Rotich said last Friday.

Speaking during the signing of a Sh13 billion financing commitment with the German government, Mr Rotich welcomed the announcement of a merger between NIC Bank #ticker:NIC and Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA), saying it represented the direction that local banks should take.

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