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Originally published by Capital Businessbusiness
July 28, 2026
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Kenya’s dollar import cover dips to 5.9 months as reserves shrink by Sh40.6bn

The reserves stood at approximately Sh1.79 trillion ($13.854 billion) as of July 23, down from about Sh1.83 trillion ($14.169 billion) recorded a week earlier, representing a weekly decline of roughly Sh40.6 billion ($315 million)...
✨ Key Highlights
Kenya's foreign exchange reserves have decreased, falling below the 6-month import cover benchmark as of July 23.
- Kenya's foreign exchange reserves stood at approximately Sh1.79 trillion ($13.854 billion) as of July 23, down from Sh1.83 trillion ($14.169 billion) a week prior, reducing import cover to 5.9 months.
- This decline was reported by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).
- Despite the decrease, reserves remain above the statutory requirement of at least four months of import cover.
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