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Bangla-Pesa makes huge comeback after court battle

By LINAH BENYAWA

When the concept first hit the Coastal town of Mombasa, State agencies including the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) panicked. They feared the complimentary currency voucher circulating in Bangladesh area, Mombasa County, might replace the shilling, Kenya’s legal currency.

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