[2] In July 2015, news media reported that the group was pursuing expansion plans into the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, and Mozambique.

Upon independence, the government of Kenya acquired 60 percent shareholding in NGB in an effort to bring banking closer to the majority of Kenyans.

In 1970, the government acquired 100 percent of the shareholding in NGB to take full control of the largest commercial bank in Kenya.

In 1972, KCB acquired Savings & Loan Kenya Limited, which specialized in mortgage finance.

In 1988, the first 20 percent of the government's shares in the company were sold through an Initial public offering on the Nairobi Securities exchange.

[6] As of 31 December 2023, the ten largest shareholders in the KCB Group were as listed below:[7] The chairman of the bank's board of directors is Dr. Joseph Kinyua.

[1] Paul Russo is both the managing director and the chief executive officer of the banking group.

[10][11] In February 2012, KCB Group received regulatory approval to establish a subsidiary in Burundi.

[17] In December 2010, construction of a new headquarters building began in the Upper Hill section of Nairobi.