{
  "id": 2378732,
  "title": "BOC Kenya hikes dividend 60% as profit falls 40%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/boc-kenya-hikes-dividend-60-as-profit-falls-40",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-21T13:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/business/boc-kenya-hikes-dividend-60-as-profit-falls-40"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "BOC Kenya Plc has raised its interim dividend by 60 per cent to Ksh4 per share despite a 40 per cent decline in profit after tax for the six months ended June 30, 2026. The industrial gases supplier reported a profit after tax of Ksh100.4 million, down from Ksh166.7 million recorded in the corresponding period […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}