A Kenyan man has stunned many people after sharing a bundle of old one-thousand shilling banknotes. Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Kamau Thugge following proceedings at a past event. The man took to social media, asking for advice on where to sell or dispose of the money after the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) exchange window closed four years ago. When did CBK issue new generation banknotes? The CBK unveiled the new generation banknotes in June 2019, giving Kenyans until October 2019 to exchange the old ones. The man revealed that the bundle of old-generation banknotes amounted to KSh 30,000. “Aki watu nkipeleka izi Bank naeza urumiwa imagine 30k ( Will the bank show me sympathy to exchange this? Imagine amount to KSh 30,000),” read the man’s photo caption posted on a Facebook group, Tujengane Business Ideas. What Kenyans said about old banknotes The post sparked mixed reactions from Kenyans, with some sharing their experience. Carol Kamau wrote: “Mimi nilipata grandma alikuwa amezifificha, KSh 67,000 imagine.” Mbeti Mutinda jokingly said: “Give them to me, I will buy at KSh 40.” Nelly Kendra shared: “My friend got KSh 120,000 juzi kwa nyumba and imagine nothing can be done.” Ken Abuna advised: “Keep them utaonyesha wajukuu. It is not a legal tender.” Lillyane Dydo opined: “Hii ndio pesa sasa achana na hii Thao ya sikuizi inaisha kma upepo.” Ella Washington noted: “I also have but I’m keeping it for memories,hii ndio note legit yaani I love them,it won’t be back on juu hata the company that was making them ilifungwa Kenya. Mary BT said: “Kuna kijana fulani in masai mara alikuwa anazibuy at half price… kama ni 30k anakupea 15k or 10k. He would then sell them for really good money to wazungu tourists as souvenirs.” Margret Wanjiru shared some hope: “Weka tu poa soon zina back zitaanza kutumika very soon..lakini kama hutaki kungoja peleka tu kwa bank watakata some amount then kile utapewa.”
by Wycliffe Musalia