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End of an era: Exit Barclays, enter Absa

Absa Bank Kenya Managing Director Jeremy Awori (right) shares a cake with customers at the Sarit Centre branch in Nairobi during the official unveiling of the Absa brand in Kenya yesterday.

Barclays Bank has ended its century-old expedition in the Kenyan market after it changed its brand name to Absa Bank yesterday.

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