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Development Bank of Kenya

Commercial bank in Kenya

Development Bank of Kenya is a commercial bank in Kenya. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Development Bank of Kenya is a commercial bank in Kenya. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator.2

The story

Development Bank of Kenya was established in 1963 as a non-banking financial institution. Its primary focus at that time was to promote and develop commercially viable projects in Kenya. In 1964, it began financing development projects as a development finance institution. As part of the banking reforms of 1996, it converted to a commercial bank and began accepting customer deposits.

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Products and brands

As of August 2014, the bank maintains its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city. It has one branch on the ground floor of its headquarters building.

Main branch - Finance House, Loita Street, Nairobi

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Timeline

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Sources

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