Nairobi, Nov. 20, 2024 – In spite of the economic challenges in the country, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has released new bank notes into circulation.
In a notice on November 20, the regulator said the release of the banknotes had commenced with KSh 1,000 notes.
The features of new banknotes include the signature of the governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, Kamau Thugge, the signature of the Principal Secretary, National Treasury, Chris Kiptoo, the year of print – 2024, and new security threads with colour-changing effects that are specific to each denomination.
CBK said all other banknotes currently in circulation remain legal tender and will continue to circulate alongside the released banknotes.
“We wish to update the public that the release of KSh 50, KSh 100, KSh 200 and KSh 500 denominations is now in progress.
“Other than the changes highlighted above, all other features of the banknotes remain the same as those of the series issued in 2019,” CBK said. (TUKO)
