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Equity Group CEO James Mwangi says the insurance expansion strengthens the Group’s ability to deliver integrated financial services. [File, Standard]

Equity Group shareholders have approved a first and final dividend payout of Sh21.70 billion for the financial year that ended on December 31, 2025. The Sh5.75 per share dividend marks a 35.5 per cent increase from the Sh16.04 billion (Sh 4.25 per share) paid out in 2024.

The dividends will be paid on or about June 30, 2026 to shareholders on the Company’s Register as at close of business in May 22, 2026.

The shareholders also approved other proposed resolutions tabled at the 22nd Annual General Meeting which include board appointments and an expansion into insurance markets in Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).