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Shilling slips but tea, bonds may support

The Kenyan shilling weakened Wednesday on energy sector demand for the US dollar, but traders said it would get support from inflows to the tea sector and from offshore investors buying Government bonds.

High yields on government securities have fuelled foreign demand, especially for short-dated papers, bringing in dollars and leading to high subscription rates.

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