The Effects of Financial Fraud and Liquidity on Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
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2013-10Author
Olongo, Fredrick O
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Bank fraud in Kenya has increased and will continue to increase because it is a part of everyday
life. According to data from the Banking Fraud Investigations Department (BFID), Kenyan
banks lost KSh1.5 billion (approximately US$17.64 million) over the last year, with only a third
being recovered by investigators. Several cases are pending in court or are still under
investigation. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of financial fraud and
liquidity on the financial performance of the commercial banks in Kenya.
This research study adopted a descriptive research design. Regression analysis model was used
in which the dependent variable was the ROA. The independent variables were the annual
liquidity ratios and the annual fraud loss. The multiple regression analysis was used to determine
how each of the dependent variable relates to ROA. The result showed that banks’ financial
performance variable Return on Assets (ROA) has significantly affected by liquidity ratios and
fraud loss with positive correlation. The strong and positive Pearson correlation coefficients
imply that financial fraud loss and liquidity ratios had a strong and significant influence of
financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya for the period considered.
The study recommends that commercial banks in Kenya should put in place fraud detection
mechanisms by setting up an efficient, reliable and working fraud detection department to
oversee all the transactions that are considered prone to fraud to minimize the vice for them to
maximize profits for better financial performance.
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Olongo,Fredrick O.;October,2013.The Effects Of Financial Fraud And Liquidity On Financial Performance Of Commercial Banks In Kenya.Publisher
University of Nairobi School of Business