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Kenyan shilling gains slight ground, activity slow - REUTERS
NAIROBI, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Kenya's shilling gained slight ground against the dollar on Friday amid slow activity, traders said.
At 0746 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 128.50/129.50 per dollar, compared with Thursday's close of 129.00/130.00.
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Reporting by George Obulutsa, Editing by Bhargav Acharya
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