With the third quarter earnings season at its tail end, savvy investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) who were in for dividends harvest are cashing out. Most are training their eyeballs on book closure dates. This determines when to sell or how long to hold onto them to receive a dividend.

So far, mouth-watering dividend payments cheques have been doled out to shareholders of several firms including Kapchorua Tea and Williamson Tea Plc.

Kapchorua announced a first and final dividend of KSh 25 on 27th June, books closure was on 31st July 2025 and payments made on September 2nd 2025. The same date saw shareholders of Williamson Tea Plc reap a first and final dividend of KSh 10 after books closed on 31st July 2025. According to the NSE dividends calendar, shareholders of Car & General will receive their interim dividend payment of KSh 0.30 per share on September 15th 2025 after the firm closed its share registers on September 2nd 2025.

Dividend hunters are focused on Absa Bank Kenya Plc which announced an interim dividend of KSh 0.20 on 12th August, 2025. The firm will have close its books on on 19th September 2025; while payment date has been set for 15th October 2025

KCB Group Plc announced an Interim & Special Dividend of KSh 4.00 on 13-Aug-2025; Books Closure on 03-Sep-2025; and has a payment date of 11th November 2025. While the counter has recorded price dips after the books closure, analysts maintain that this is normal. “Those who were in for dividends cash out while others do so due to expected post-book closure dips,” says CFA Dedan Maina

Jubilee Holdings Ltd, which has rewarded shareholders with an Interim Dividend of KSh 2.00 per share, had a books closure this Friday 5th September 2025 and has fixed payment date of 9th-October-2025. NCBA will close its books on 18th-September 2025; and has a payment date of 2nd-October-2025.

BOC Kenya Plc announced an Interim Dividend of KSh 2.50; Books Closure on 20th-September2025; and Payment on 14th-October 2025.

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya, a highly priced counter, is paying fat interim dividend cheques, priced at KSh 8.00 per share. It will have a Books Closure on 11th-September 2025; and a Payment Date of 07th-October 2025. Smart Dividend hunters usually target firms with consistent payout history, that reward shareholders even when their profits dip, or during harsh economic cycles or pandemics.

Meanwhile, as trading at the NSE closed for the weekend, a total of 47.9m shares with a market value of KSh 1.3 billion were traded. This is a 28% decline in volume, 29% fall in turnover but a 5% increase in the number of deals. Home Afrika led the gainers, with a 8.87% rise in price to close at KSh 1.37.

Kenya Re, which has seen its CEO suspended, was the worst performer with a price dip of 8.38% to close at KSh 3.17. The counter was among the top movers, with 4 million shares changing hands.

According to a note from Standard Investment Bank(SIB), the NSE closed the month of August on a bullish note. Safaricom was the top traded stock accounting for 31% of the month’s turnover, with banking stocks featured on the top traded list.

Sameer was the month’s top gainer, soaring 83.7% to KSh 15.65. Kenya Airways was the worst performer, sliding 25.5% to KSh 3.74. This was as investors reacted to the airline’s slide to loss-making territory.