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KCB lays off staff as lenders face tough test in digital era

KCB GROUP CEO & MD Kenya Joshua Oigara displays the 2016 Integrated Report to the shareholders during the 46th KCB Group PLC AGM at Safaricom Indoor Arena.

The decision by Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) to lay off staff so as to save Sh2 billion a year in salaries has reactivated debate on if banking halls still have a place in modern banking. 

In a circular sent to staff by KCB Chief Executive Joshua Oigara on the eve of the lender’s Annual General Meeting, the CEO said the bank had been forced to rethink its business model owing to the effects of the interest rate caps.

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