Kenyan shilling flat Vs dollar
NAIROBI, June 20 (Reuters) - The Kenyan shilling was flat against the dollar on Friday from the previous session, data from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) showed.
At 0717 GMT commercial banks quoted the shilling at 129.00/129.50, same level as Thursday's close.
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