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Delay in printing new currency notes and coins worrying

Central Bank of Kenya should not feel restrained to tell Kenyans how it plans to launch new currency notes and coins to comply with the Constitution’s deadline of February 2015.

Article 231 (4) of the Constitution requires that all ccnotes and coins bear images that depict Kenya, but exclude portraits of individuals. The new currency will incorporate the country’s national symbols, heritage and culture.

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