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Shilling weakens to five-year low of 106.5 to US dollar

The shilling continued its free-fall as the country’s external position took a beating from the coronavirus pandemic.

At some point, the local currency exchanged at a low of 106.5 against the dollar, the lowest since September 2015.

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