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CBK boss defends ‘Banki’ on new notes

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has defended the Swahili translation of the word “bank” on the new banknotes after a backlash from netizens.

Kenyans online have been drawing similarities between the new currency and that of Tanzania except for the glaring difference in how the two countries refer to the “Central Bank”.

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