Central Bank of Kenya USD to KES rate
Central Bank of Kenya's latest USD→KES quote (US dollar to Kenyan shilling): an official reference, shown beside the market and never ranked, with its distance from the independent mid and a timestamped history.
About this quote
As of 29 Sep 2026, 08:42 UTC, Central Bank of Kenya publishes an official reference of 129.76 KES per USD. It is shown for comparison and not ranked, because it is not a price a customer can transact at.
Against the independent mid-market reference (open.er-api.com, 129.55 at 29 Sep 2026, 17:05 UTC) this quote sits +16.3 bps.
Central Bank of Kenya - USD to KES
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All rates are timestamped, append-only observations of Central Bank of Kenya's published quotes. Historical series and current rates are available via the Modan API.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Central Bank of Kenya's USD to KES rate today?
- As of 29 Sep 2026, 08:42 UTC, Central Bank of Kenya quotes 129.76 KES per USD. Modan records each observation with a timestamp, and the history chart on this page shows how the quote has moved.
- Is Central Bank of Kenya the best USD to KES rate?
- Central Bank of Kenya's rate is an official reference print, which Modan shows but never ranks: it is not a price a customer can transact at.
- How often is Central Bank of Kenya's USD→KES rate updated?
- Modan does not publish a fixed schedule for Central Bank of Kenya: some providers' rates are read automatically through the day, others are entered by hand, and banks publish on weekdays only. So every quote carries the time Modan last checked it — Central Bank of Kenya's USD→KES quote was last checked 29 Sep 2026, 08:42 UTC. Modan first recorded its current rate on 29 Sep 2026, 08:42 UTC. Every observation is timestamped and kept, so the history is append-only.