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Kenyan Shilling weakens on importer demand, Central Bank comment

The shilling weakened yesterday due to importer dollar demand from oil firms and comments by the Central Bank reiterating that it had no preferred level for the local currency.

Commercial banks quoted the shilling at 102.20/40 to the dollar, compared with Monday's close of 101.75/85. Traders, however, said rising interbank lending rates were limiting the shilling's weakening.

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