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Bank dollar market rate hits record Sh134 on high demand

US dollar bills. [iStockphoto]

Retail dollar buyers are paying up to Sh134 per unit in Kenyan banking halls as the demand for the greenback continues to surge.

This is as the margin between the US dollar's printed rate by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the market rate for customers quoted by banks and foreign exchange bureaus continues to widen.

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