Awards for Excellence 2009: Kenya

Best Bank: Kenya Commercial Bank

Worries are growing that Equity Bank, the bank that showed how profit could be made from collateralizing cows and by offering services to the rural poor, is overstretching itself. In an era when tourism revenues are dipping and political concerns linger, a more uncertain market is looking increasingly towards Equity Bank’s bigger, perhaps more stable rival, Kenya Commercial Bank.

KCB is not resting on its laurels.