The Kenyan shilling was unchanged against the dollar on Friday, a quiet day for trading with meagre inflows of foreign currency.

At 0950 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 153.15/153.35 per US dollar, the same level it closed on Thursday.

Kenyan shilling slips to new low on FX demand from importers

The local currency is down over 19% against the dollar since the start of the year, LSEG data showed.