KES / USD
129.89
CBK rate, 16 Oct
Inflation
6.8%
September, up from 6.6%
Petrol (Nairobi)
Ksh226.96
Up Ksh12.93 from 15 Oct
FX reserves
$14.69B
5.9 months of import cover

Editor’s picks

  1. Business

    Ruto proposes PAYE exemption up to Sh32,333 and 50,000 paid internships

  2. Health

    Kenya confirms ninth Ebola case, a relative of the first patient

  3. Business

    Dangote confirms buying about a quarter of Kenya Pipeline for Sh42.5 billion

  4. Politics

    Paul Mackenzie found guilty over 191 Shakahola deaths

  5. Business

    Matatu owners rule out strike as commuters give EPRA 14 days to cut fuel prices