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Policy monitor: Central Bank of Kenya holds at 8.75% with inflation at 6.7%
CBAN Editorial Team · 28 Jul 2026 · 4 min read
East Africa
Kenya
Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) · Governor Kamau Thugge (since 2023) · Kenyan shilling (KES)
- Policy rate
- 8.75%
- Inflation (y/y)
- 6.7%
- GDP growth
- 4.9%
- Nominal GDP
- $118bn
- KES per USD
- 129.2
- FX YTD vs USD
- +0.4%
- FX reserves
- $9.1bn
- Next MPC
- 12 August 2026
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