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Kenya's central bank seeks to take Sh10 billion out of market

The Kenyan central bank sought to mop up 10 billion shillings ($97 million) from the market on Wednesday.

The bank uses tools like repurchase agreements (repo) to reduce the amount of shillings in the financial system to keep the currency's exchange rate stable. Higher liquidity usually makes it cheaper for banks to bet against the shilling.

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