(Reporting by Elias Biryabarema; editing by Hereward Holland)
1232; Reuters Messaging: elias.biryabarema.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) NAIROBI, March 20 (Reuters) - The Kenyan shilling traded weaker on Monday, hurt by strong demand for dollars from
importers in the energy and manufacturing sectors, traders said.
At 1002 GMT commercial banks quoted the shilling at
130.30/130.50, compared to Friday's close of 130.00/130.20. The
Kenya shilling has lost more than 5% of its value against the
dollar in year-to-date, according to Refinitiv data.
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