The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has finally unveiled the much waited new Kenyan Currncy in an event that was graced by the President of the Republic of Kenya.
Kenya’s new generation coins that will start circulating today as gazetted on Tuesday, it will contains features that make it accessible to visually impaired people.
The new generation coins, whose unveiling was presided over by President Uhuru Kenyatta in the capital Nairobi, will be available in denominations of Sh1, Sh5, Sh10 and Sh20.
And unlike the old coins that had portraits of former presidents Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi, the new legal tender features Kenya’s wildlife which happens to be the biggest tourist attraction in Kenya.
As we embrace the new currency Kenyans online had this to say about it.
Here are some sentiments:
No more sweets for coins after @CBKKenya unveils #NewCurrencyKE what do you think of the new coins? #TeamShaffie pic.twitter.com/03SPc0AivE
— #TeamShaffie (@ShaffieWeru) December 11, 2018
President Kenyatta the biggest SACCO isn’t happy We are not represented here!
KES 1 coin = Bears the image of a Giraffe
KES 5 coin = Bears the image of a Rhino
KES 10 coin = Bears the image of a Lion
KES 20 coin = Bears the image of an Elephant.@CofekRebranded#NewCurrencyKE pic.twitter.com/ddP4TWKLwx
— ҽӀժօɾҽԵ’Տ ƒíղҽՏԵ? (@bethuruto) December 11, 2018
Pres Uhuru launches new generation coins that have animals but the Mafisi Sacco are outragous ,Where is the Hyena coin Mr President? #NewCurrencyKE
— sally (@Salomelugard) December 11, 2018
In the #NewCurrencyKE the president did not consider the biggest member in our society, The #Mafisi Sacco are unhappy lot today. pic.twitter.com/mP92uo8m9l
— Mukhtar Maalim, MBS (@muktar_maalim) December 11, 2018
Mafisi wanasema mwache discrimination ? #NewCurrencyKE
— ⭐♦MuratinaPapi♦⭐ (@nderitu_7) December 11, 2018
We want one bearing the image of one of our own. Hyena@UKenyatta @CBKKenya #NewCurrencyKE pic.twitter.com/7TsG6mwvTI
— Mafisi Sacco™ (@TeamMafisii) December 11, 2018