Kenyan shilling declines slightly amid pressure from importers

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NAIROBI (Reuters) – The Kenyan shilling inched down on Wednesday with importer demand for dollars putting pressure on the currency, traders said.

A teller serves a client with Kenya shilling notes at the cashier’s booth of a forex exchange bureau in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, April 20, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

At 1030 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 100.55 per dollar, compared with Tuesday’s close of 100.45.

Reporting by Omar Mohammed; Editing by Duncan Miriri

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