The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has made changes in the denominations of the Kenyan currency banknotes.
In a statement on Wednesday, CBK said the new notes have new and enhanced security features.
The changes have been effected on the KSh 1000 note and will soon be extended to the KSh 50, KSh 100, KSh 200 and KSh 500 notes.
The new features include the signature of the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, Kamau Thugge and the signature of the Principal Secretary, National Treasury, Chris Kiptoo.
Other changes are the year of print, which is 2024 at the moment and new security threads with colour-changing effects that are specific to each denomination.
However, the regulator said all other current banknotes remain legal tender and will continue circulating alongside the released banknotes.
"Other than the changes highlighted above, all other features of the banknotes remain the same as those of the series issued in 2019," CBK stated.
