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KCB Group Plc
Jurisdiction: KenyaRegistry ID: ISIN KE0000000315Entity ID: ent_kcb-group_1
status: activeas of 31 Oct 2026reviewed 31 Oct 2026draft
Identity
Trading names: KCB, KCB Bank
Sector: Banking, Financial services
Group Chief Executive Officer: Paul Russo C Business Today (Kenya), Investors reap Ksh9.6b as KCB 2024 profit hits new high, by BT Reporter (13 Mar 2025) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
website: https://kcbgroup.com A Central Bank of Kenya, Directory of Licenced Commercial Banks, Mortgage Finance Institutions and Authorised Non-Operating Bank Holding Companies — KCB Group PLC (NOHC) and KCB Bank Kenya Limited (1 Jul 2026) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Operations
Countries: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Services: Retail and commercial banking, Regional banking subsidiaries, Financial services
Public-sector counterparties: Central Bank of Kenya
Attributed claim · as of 13 Mar 2025
KCB Group is reported to have ended 2024 with a balance sheet of about Ksh1.96 trillion. — as reported by Business Today (Kenya)
C Business Today (Kenya), Investors reap Ksh9.6b as KCB 2024 profit hits new high, by BT Reporter (13 Mar 2025) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Assessment
What is confirmed, what is attributed, what is disputed and what remains open — kept separate by design.
Confirmed fact · as of 31 Oct 2026
KCB Group is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange under symbol KCB (ISIN KE0000000315) in the Banking segment.
A Nairobi Securities Exchange, Listed Companies — KCB Group (KCB, ISIN KE0000000315), Banking segment () · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Confirmed fact · as of 31 Oct 2026
KCB Group PLC is an authorised non-operating bank holding company under the Central Bank of Kenya (authorised 1 November 2015); its licensed banking subsidiary is KCB Bank Kenya Limited.
A Central Bank of Kenya, Directory of Licenced Commercial Banks, Mortgage Finance Institutions and Authorised Non-Operating Bank Holding Companies — KCB Group PLC (NOHC) and KCB Bank Kenya Limited (1 Jul 2026) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Attributed claim · as of 31 Oct 2026
KCB Group is reported to have posted full-year 2024 profit after tax of Ksh61.8 billion (up 64.9%), with the balance sheet closing the year at about Ksh1.96 trillion and a proposed total dividend of Ksh3.00 per share; Group CEO Paul Russo commented on the results. — as reported by Business Today (Kenya), 13 March 2025
C Business Today (Kenya), Investors reap Ksh9.6b as KCB 2024 profit hits new high, by BT Reporter (13 Mar 2025) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Unanswered question · as of 31 Oct 2026
The group's company-registry number and certificate-of-incorporation date in Kenya were not confirmed from an official companies registry as of this review; the identifier used here is the NSE ISIN.
A Nairobi Securities Exchange, Listed Companies — KCB Group (KCB, ISIN KE0000000315), Banking segment () · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Unanswered question · as of 31 Oct 2026
The full-year 2024 financial figures rest on independent reporting rather than a primary company filing or regulator record obtained in this review; the reporting itself notes an internal inconsistency in how the dividend was described, so the figures are recorded as attributed rather than confirmed.
C Business Today (Kenya), Investors reap Ksh9.6b as KCB 2024 profit hits new high, by BT Reporter (13 Mar 2025) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Evidence library
Full evidence library → — primary records first.
regulatory notice · 1 Jul 2026
The Central Bank of Kenya's directory of licensed banks and authorised non-operating bank holding companies lists KCB Group PLC as an authorised non-operating bank holding company (date authorised 1 November 2015) whose licensed subsidiary is KCB Bank Kenya Limited (peer group 'Large').
A Central Bank of Kenya, Directory of Licenced Commercial Banks, Mortgage Finance Institutions and Authorised Non-Operating Bank Holding Companies — KCB Group PLC (NOHC) and KCB Bank Kenya Limited (1 Jul 2026) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Relevance: Primary banking-regulator record confirming the holding company's authorisation and its licensed Kenyan bank subsidiary.
filing ·
The Nairobi Securities Exchange lists KCB Group under trading symbol KCB, ISIN KE0000000315, in the Banking segment ('KCB Group Ord 1.00').
A Nairobi Securities Exchange, Listed Companies — KCB Group (KCB, ISIN KE0000000315), Banking segment () · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Relevance: Primary exchange record establishing listed identity and ticker.
reporting · 13 Mar 2025
Business Today reports KCB Group's full-year 2024 profit after tax of Ksh61.8 billion (up 64.9% from Ksh37.5 billion), a balance sheet closing 2024 at Ksh1.96 trillion, and a proposed final dividend taking the total to Ksh3.00 per share; Group CEO Paul Russo was quoted at the Nairobi results release.
C Business Today (Kenya), Investors reap Ksh9.6b as KCB 2024 profit hits new high, by BT Reporter (13 Mar 2025) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Relevance: Independent reporting on financial performance and leadership, treated as attributed, not confirmed fact.
Claim reviews
Is KCB's Kenyan bank licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, and is the holding company authorised?
Confidence: high
Limitations. This dossier indexes public records; it does not adjudicate disputes, certify standards or screen sanctions. Absence of a record is not proof of absence. See methodology and corrections & response.