The new two hundred shillings note has the theme of social services on it. Njoroge said all the bank notes contain the image of Kenyatta International Conference Centre, an iconic landmark in Kenya. He also disclosed the current new notes will be circulated alongside those previously issued but not withdrawn. The new fifty shillings note has the green energy theme on it. The CBK boss further noted the large notes, especially the old ones, were being used for illicit financial flows across the country and in other nations across the region. "To deal with these concerns conclusively, all the older one thousand shillings will be withdrawn. All persons have until October 1, 2019, to exchange those notes, after which the older one thousand shillings notes will cease to be legal tenders," he said.
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