Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has proposed a final dividend of Sh23 per share, distributing a total of Sh11.7 billion to shareholders despite a significant 38 per cent drop in its 2025 profit after tax, which fell to Sh12.4 billion.

• Sh11.7 billion will be distributed to shareholders for the 2025 financial year.
• The bank, a local unit of Standard Chartered PLC, faced margin compression and a one-off pension charge.
• Outgoing Chief Executive Kariuki Ngari highlighted a record-high dividend payout ratio of 95 per cent to sustain investor returns during his final year.