In the week to May 2025, the shilling beat the US dollar, British Pound, and Euro as the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) reported strong foreign currency reserves.

One Kenyan shilling traded for an average indicative rate of 27.78 Ugandan shillings, 20.42 Tanzanian shillings, 11.13 Rwandese francs, and 23.05 Burundi francs between July 4 and July 10.