🇰🇪 KES to 🇬🇧 GBP — Kenyan Shilling to British Pound Rate Today
Indicative interbank rate. Interbank rate updated 19 Jul 03:00 UTC (less than 1h ago) · ExchangeRate-API (interbank)
Convert Kenyan Shilling to British Pound using the live indicative interbank rate and the converter below. Covers the cost of sending to United Kingdom via the major mobile money apps.
KES to GBP rate change
Rate tracking started 5 June 2026. Longer windows fill in as history grows.
Change in the KES→GBP rate. + means the British Pound weakened against the Kenyan Shilling; − means it strengthened.
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KES → GBP conversion table
| KES | GBP |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.01 |
| 5 | 0.03 |
| 10 | 0.06 |
| 20 | 0.11 |
| 50 | 0.29 |
| 100 | 0.57 |
| 200 | 1.15 |
| 500 | 2.86 |
| 1,000 | 5.73 |
| 2,000 | 11.46 |
| 5,000 | 28.65 |
| 10,000 | 57.30 |
Table computed at the indicative rate of 1 KES = 0.00573 GBP. Real operator-side values include a 1%-4% spread.
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Kenyan Shilling to British Pound exchange rate history
What moves the Kenyan Shilling rate
The Kenyan shilling is shaped by the CBK's inflation-targeting policy. Diaspora remittances (the country's top FX earner), tourism and tea receipts and Eurobond flows move it. It is a relatively managed currency, less volatile than the rand.
About the Kenyan Shilling
The Kenyan Shilling (KES, KSh) is the official currency of Kenya, issued by the Central Bank of Kenya. Subdivided into 100 cents, the Shilling is one of East Africa's most-traded currencies and the de facto settlement unit for many cross-border flows in the EAC region. Kenya's outsized digital-payments ecosystem — anchored by Safaricom's M-Pesa, which clears a transaction volume equivalent to a substantial share of Kenyan GDP each year — means the KES is among the most active African currencies for mobile-money rails. The Central Bank of Kenya runs a managed-float regime with periodic interventions to smooth volatility, and the Shilling has generally tracked broader sub-Saharan currency trends against the USD. For inbound USD remittances to M-Pesa, formal-channel rates typically sit within 1%-2% of the interbank reference.
About the British Pound
The British Pound (GBP, £) is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the primary currency in which the UK-based African diaspora earns and sends. Issued by the Bank of England, the Pound is subdivided into 100 pence. The UK is one of the three largest remittance source markets for Africa, channelling several billion pounds a year primarily to Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Somalia, and Zimbabwe. After the 2016 Brexit referendum the GBP traded substantially weaker against both USD and EUR, which compressed remittance values when measured in either dollars or recipient local currency. Mobile-first remitters serving the UK-Africa route — Sendwave, LemFi, TapTap Send, Lemonade Finance — typically post a GBP rate within 0.5%–2% of interbank, with the fee structure varying by amount and destination.
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What is the KES/GBP exchange rate today?
How much is 100 KES in GBP?
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Why is the rate I see on my mobile money operator different?
Rates shown on this page are indicative interbank reference rates updated daily. Operator send rates typically include a 1%-4% spread above this reference, which covers FX hedging cost, settlement risk and commercial margin. For exact send rates via M-Pesa, MTN MoMo, Sendwave, LemFi, WorldRemit, Wise or TapTap Send to United Kingdom, see the inbound transfer comparison.