@Cde: KCB does a lot of financing for fuel... that's why the lending has jumped since fuel prices have jumped.
Say 100,000,000 litres imported monthly @ $0.50 = $50mn (2009)
In 2010 the same 100mn litres jumped in price to $0.75 = $75mn
Add financing for Rwanda, Uganda, etc for many of these OMCs & you can see the numbers jumping...
Now going to OTHER corporate biashara... BBK, SCBK, Citibank, etc are the leaders. Not to forget the Tier 2 banks likes NIC, DTB, I&M, etc who are also in this sector...
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