Cash outside banking system hits Sh231bn but Kenyans stay broke



Business Daily | by Timothy Odinga


The value of cash circulating outside the banking system rebounded in February to a record high of Sh231.37 billion on increased recovery optimism at the start of the year.

Fresh data by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that the value of currency outside the banking system — which is an indicator of the prevailing economic activity — has continued to defy Covid-19 economic hardships to grow by two percent in February from Sh226.7 billion in January.

This growth has, however, failed to better the lives of most Kenyans who

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