{"id":515,"date":"2026-10-06T11:22:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T11:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/?p=515"},"modified":"2026-10-06T11:22:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T11:22:31","slug":"cbk-releases-daily-exchange-rates-for-october-6-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/?p=515","title":{"rendered":"CBK Releases Daily\u00a0Exchange Rates for\u00a0October\u00a06, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Central Bank&nbsp;of Kenya (CBK) has published its&nbsp;daily foreign exchange&nbsp;rates for&nbsp;<strong>Tuesday, October 6, 2026<\/strong>, showing the Kenya&nbsp;shilling\u2019s&nbsp;indicative value against&nbsp;major international and&nbsp;regional currencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the&nbsp;CBK rates, the&nbsp;<strong>US dollar is&nbsp;trading at KSh129.79<\/strong>, while the&nbsp;<strong>British pound<\/strong>&nbsp;is quoted at&nbsp;<strong>KSh171.36<\/strong>. The&nbsp;<strong>euro<\/strong>&nbsp;stands at&nbsp;<strong>KSh145.25<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Japanese&nbsp;yen is listed&nbsp;at&nbsp;<strong>KSh82.06 per 100&nbsp;yen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among selected regional&nbsp;currencies, the&nbsp;<strong>Ugandan shilling<\/strong>&nbsp;is quoted at&nbsp;<strong>KSh31.00<\/strong>, while the&nbsp;<strong>Tanzanian shilling<\/strong>&nbsp;stands at&nbsp;<strong>KSh20.41<\/strong>. The&nbsp;<strong>Rwandan franc<\/strong>&nbsp;is trading at&nbsp;<strong>KSh11.35<\/strong>, while the&nbsp;<strong>South African rand<\/strong>&nbsp;is quoted at&nbsp;<strong>KSh7.78<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CBK indicative rates&nbsp;for October 6<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Currency<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Rate in Kenya shillings<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>US Dollar (USD)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>129.79<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>British Pound (GBP)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>171.36<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Euro (EUR)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>145.25<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Japanese Yen (100 JPY)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>82.06<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ugandan Shilling (UGX)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>31.00<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>20.41<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rwandan Franc (RWF)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>11.35<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South African Rand&nbsp;(ZAR)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>7.78<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exchange rates&nbsp;provide an indicative&nbsp;benchmark for the&nbsp;value of the&nbsp;Kenya shilling against&nbsp;major&nbsp;global and regional&nbsp;currencies and are&nbsp;used as a&nbsp;reference by businesses, financial institutions&nbsp;and individuals involved&nbsp;in foreign-currency&nbsp;transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source: Central Bank&nbsp;of Kenya.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Central Bank&nbsp;of Kenya (CBK) has published its&nbsp;daily foreign exchange&nbsp;rates for&nbsp;Tuesday, October 6, 2026, showing the Kenya&nbsp;shilling\u2019s&nbsp;indicative value against&nbsp;major international and&nbsp;regional currencies. According to the&nbsp;CBK rates, the&nbsp;US dollar is&nbsp;trading at KSh129.79, while the&nbsp;British pound&nbsp;is quoted at&nbsp;KSh171.36. The&nbsp;euro&nbsp;stands at&nbsp;KSh145.25. The Japanese&nbsp;yen is listed&nbsp;at&nbsp;KSh82.06 per 100&nbsp;yen. Among selected regional&nbsp;currencies, the&nbsp;Ugandan shilling&nbsp;is quoted at&nbsp;KSh31.00, while the&nbsp;Tanzanian shilling&nbsp;stands at&nbsp;KSh20.41. 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