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Central Bank of Kenya intervenes to strengthen shilling

NAIROBI, KENYA:  Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) intervened in the foreign exchange market for the first time in four months on Thursday, traders said, propping up a local currency that has dipped since investor relief at a peaceful national election faded.

CBK sold dollars directly and said it would mop up Sh12 billion as part of regular transactions designed to make it more expensive for investors to hold long dollar positions.

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