Kenya
Official central-bank rates · Updated 2d ago
⚠ This rate may be out of date. We haven’t been able to refresh Kenya’s rate from its official source recently. Showing the most recent published rate, from 2026-07-09.
USD / KES
Mid-market reference rate. Not a quote for an actual transaction — banks and bureaux apply a spread.
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About Kenya exchange rates
AfriRate republishes the official Kenya exchange rates published by the Central Bank of Kenya (cbk). Today, 1 USD is worth approximately 129.22 KES. All rates are mid-market reference rates published by the central bank — we do not apply any spread.
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GET https://afrirate.statotec.com/api/v1/rates/latest?country=KEPopular pairs: USD/KES · GBP/KES · EUR/KES · ZAR/KES · CNY/KES.
FAQ
+What is today's USD to KES rate?
The live USD/KES rate shown above is the daily indicative interbank rate published by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). It is an official reference rate, updated each business day.
+Where do the Kenyan shilling rates come from?
Directly from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), which publishes a daily indicative interbank exchange rate. We mirror the official CBK figures exactly, so the rate you see is the central bank's own reference rate.
+Is the 'bob' rate the same as the shilling rate?
Yes. "Bob" is common Kenyan slang for the shilling, so the bob-to-dollar rate is simply the official USD/KES rate published by the Central Bank of Kenya.
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