Kenyan high court dismisses challenge to new banknote series

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has won a court case on the design of its new banknotes, after the design was accused of violating the constitution.

The controversy stemmed from an image of a statue of Jomo Kenyatta, the first president of Kenya. The banknotes depict the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, including the statue, but some argued the picture constituted a “portrait”.

The Kenyan constitution stipulates that notes and coins can carry images that “depict or symbolise Kenya”