Kenyan shilling weakens on US tariff uncertainty, traders say

NAIROBI (Reuters) – The Kenyan shilling weakened slightly on Friday as foreign exchange demand rose in response to uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, traders said.

At 0836 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 129.40/90 per dollar, compared with Thursday’s close of 129.25/75, LSEG data showed.

(Reporting by Hereward Holland; Editing by Alexander Winning)

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