Family Bank Group reported a 62 per cent surge in half-year profit after tax on Tuesday, as larger rival Absa Bank Kenya posted a 10 per cent decline in interim earnings but still declared a Sh2.72 billion interim dividend for its shareholders.

Family Bank’s profit after tax jumped to Sh3.7 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2026, up from Sh2.2 billion in the same period a year earlier, the tier-two lender said in a statement.