"BANKI","BENKI" WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN ....!!!!!(KENYA NEW CURRENCY NOTES)
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Publicado 2019-06-29
has come to the defense of the institution following concerns
on usage of Kiswahili word 'banki' instead of 'benki' on local
currency.
However the then Finance minister, the late John Michuki,
rejected the translation and asked the matter be handled by his
Economic Planning colleague Tom Mboya.
The late Mboya who was known for flawless Kiswahili,
proposed the name be changed to Banki Kuu ya Kenya which
has since been retained on the Kenyan currency.
"Mboya, the Minister for Economic Planning, maintained
that it was the translation of an English word, so ‘banki’ and
‘benki’ were both correct. It was decided deliberately that
on currency, ‘Banki Kuu ya Kenya’ comes before ‘Central
Bank of Kenya’," he explained at a news conference on
Thursday, June 20.
At the same time, Njoroge reiterated there will be no extension
of the October 1, 2019 deadline for the withdrawal of the old
KSh 1,000 banknotes.
On Tuesday, June 19, a section of Kenyan internet users put the
bank regulator on the chopping board over use of word 'banki'
instead as in case of 'benki' as is on Tanzanian money.
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