KCB announces intention to acquire troubled NBK

Customers at KCB banking Hall in Nairobi. KCB is set to buy struggling state-owned National Bank of Kenya. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Regional lender Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) has announced its intention to acquire the struggling state-owned National Bank of Kenya (NBK) through a share-swap.

The transaction which will lead to the delisting of NBK stock, currently trading at below the par value of Ksh5 ($0.05), on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)