Access Bank gets approval to acquire National Bank of Kenya Access Bank has received final regulatory approvals to acquire 100 percent of National Bank of Kenya Limited (NBK) from KCB Group Plc. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) made the announcement in a statement posted on its X page on Monday. READ ALSO: EFCC arrests CEOs of Zenith, Providus, Jaiz Banks for alleged fraud The development comes more than one year after Access Bank announced an agreement to acquire NBK from KCB Group Plc. Access had said the acquisition would boost its presence in the East African market. In the...