Central bank dollar reserves continued on a downward trend to close April at $7.74 billion (Sh828.6 billion), down from $7.858 billion (Sh832.9 billion) reported a week earlier.
The forex reserves, which have now fallen to a more than two-year represent the lowest level since early March 2018 when the stock of dollars held by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) were $7.15 billion (Sh729.81 billion).