Equity Bank delivered the best returns for investors last year, new data from Central Bank of Kenya shows. The lender beat the likes of Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) and Barclays, igniting a decade long rivalry between the top three banks.
The latest banking sector report by CBK shows that Equity Bank gave a 47.2 per cent return on shareholders equity in 2015, explaining why the appetite for Equity Bank shares has overtaken KCB on the stock market.