The High Court has provided a partial win for over 130 former National Bank of Kenya employees in their long-standing legal battle for pension benefits, coinciding with Access Bank's finalization of its acquisition of NBK.

• The High Court quashed a 2017 decision by the Retirement Benefits Appeals Tribunal, citing violations of fair hearing principles.
• The dispute, stemming from 2010, involves claims of underpaid pensions by hundreds of millions of shillings.
• Access Bank Plc, Africa's largest lender by customer base, completed its acquisition of NBK from KCB Group Plc on May 30, 2025.