Kenya Commercial Bank opens 1st branch

Nov 20, 2007

KENYA Commercial Bank (KCB) has opened its first branch in Uganda. KCB Bank Uganda Limited opened a branch on Commercial Plaza, Kampala Road on Monday.

By David Muwanga

KENYA Commercial Bank (KCB) has opened its first branch in Uganda. KCB Bank Uganda Limited opened a branch on Commercial Plaza, Kampala Road on Monday.

KCB is the largest bank in East Africa with operations in Kenya, Tanzania, southern Sudan and now Uganda.

The bank’s group chairman, Susan Mudhune, hailed the Government for enabling them realise their vision of providing banking services to Ugandans and more people in East Africa.

“The opening of KCB Bank Uganda fits in with our vision of being the best bank in the region. We have put the best facilities in place for personal and corporate banking,” she said in a statement.

Chief executive officer Martin Oduor-Otieno said the bank would provide a full range of services. “We are confident we shall meet the expectations of our customers.”

Oduor-Otieno said in two months, the bank would open two other branches in Kampala before expanding to the rest of the country.

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