This archive report was first published on 5 September 2019.
The US Embassy in Kenya has announced that it will only accept new currency notes of Ksh 1000 from September 12, 2019, onwards. This decision comes in compliance with the Central Bank of Kenya's directive to withdraw old Sh1000 notes as legal tenders.
According to the Embassy, older bills of lesser denominations (500, 200, 100, and 50) will continue to be legal tenders after October 1, 2019, and will be accepted by the consular section.
As of September 12, 2019, the old Sh1000 banknotes will cease to be used in the country as legal tenders, and the Central Bank of Kenya will withdraw them from the market.
