Why you could afford a Kenyan bank today

Chase Bank customers along Mama Ngina Street, Nairobi.  (Photo: Boniface Okendo/Standard)

Chase Bank has gone under the hammer after a turbulent year but the lender will probably cost less than it would have two years ago.

In early 2015, Kenyan banks were on a roll, selling at a premium especially with growing infusion of technology, regional expansion and above-average growth every year.