This archive report was first published on 6 September 2019.
Published on September 6, 2019, the US Embassy in Nairobi has informed visa applicants that they will no longer accept old Sh1,000 banknotes after September 12, 2019, in line with the Central Bank of Kenya's directive.
The old generation banknotes will cease to be legal tender on September 30, 2019, as announced by the Central Bank of Kenya.
According to a notice posted on the embassy's Twitter account, the decision was made due to the directive by the Central Bank of Kenya that the old notes will no longer be legal tender.
However, the embassy will continue to accept the lesser bills of Sh500, Sh200, Sh100, and Sh50, as per the CBK directive.
CBK Governor Prof Patrick Njoroge had earlier announced that Kenyans have until September 30 to exchange any Sh1,000 notes, which will thereafter cease to be legal tender.
"All the older Sh1000 series shall be withdrawn. All persons have until October 1, 2019, to exchange these notes, after which the older ones will cease to be legal tender," he said.
