Invest Ksh 500,000 at NCBA Bank Kenya for 15 years.
At NCBA Bank Kenya's current weighted-average deposit rate of 8.41%, a Ksh 500,000 deposit grows to about Ksh 1,757,606 after 15 years — about Ksh 1,257,606 in interest, assuming monthly compounding and no withdrawals.
Final balance
Ksh 1,757,606
3.52× your deposit
Deposited
Ksh 500,000
One-off, no withdrawals
Interest earned
Ksh 1,257,606
At 8.41% p.a.
Year by year
Contributions form the floor; interest compounds on top.
Could you earn more elsewhere?
The same Ksh 500,000 in Cytonn Money Market Fund — currently Kenya's top-yielding MMF at 9.39% net of 15% WHT — would grow to about Ksh 2,033,728 over the same 15 years. Run your own numbers on the compound interest calculator.