Invest Ksh 100,000 at Victoria Commercial Bank for 15 years.
At Victoria Commercial Bank's current weighted-average deposit rate of 9.70%, a Ksh 100,000 deposit grows to about Ksh 425,950 after 15 years — about Ksh 325,950 in interest, assuming monthly compounding and no withdrawals.
Final balance
Ksh 425,950
4.26× your deposit
Deposited
Ksh 100,000
One-off, no withdrawals
Interest earned
Ksh 325,950
At 9.70% p.a.
Year by year
Contributions form the floor; interest compounds on top.
Could you earn more elsewhere?
The same Ksh 100,000 in Cytonn Money Market Fund — currently Kenya's top-yielding MMF at 9.39% net of 15% WHT — would grow to about Ksh 406,746 over the same 15 years. Run your own numbers on the compound interest calculator.