Kenyan shilling edges up against the dollar

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NAIROBI (Reuters) – The Kenyan shilling strengthened slightly against the dollar on Thursday with some support from hard currencies sent in from its nationals who live abroad, traders said.

Kenya shilling coins and notes are pictured inside a cashier’s booth at a forex exchange bureau in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, April 20, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

At 0826 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 100.70/90 per dollar, compared with 100.95/101.05 at Wednesday’s close.

Reporting by John Ndiso; Editing by Duncan Miriri

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