US Embassy in Kenya not accepting new generation currencyKenyans applying for the United States Visas will have to use old generation notes after a directive by the US Embassy in Kenya barred the use of new currency notes. In a statement issued on Thursday, the US Embassy in Kenya said that it is still developing procedures to accept the new Kenyan shillings and advised the visa applicants that they are allowed to continue paying with a credit card. “The Embassy of the United States is currently developing procedures to accept the new Kenyan shillings. Until these procedures are in place, consular applicants will only be able to pay for services using the previous Kenyan shillings,” read part of the statement. “All the Sh1000 notes were withdrawn by a gazette notice on Friday.

Source: Standard Digital June 18, 2019 07:52 UTC