ZAR/KES Exchange Rate (South African Rand to Kenyan Shilling)

Live ZAR/KES exchange rate with intraday chart, daily statistics, forecasts and latest news.

Live Rate
1 ZAR = 7.8700 KES ▼ -0.5900%
High 7.8700
Low 7.8700
Open 7.8700
Prev. Close 7.9170
Source: Barchart.com · 15-min delay
One Week
+2.14%
7.9484 H · 7.6700 L
One Month
-0.15%
7.9484 H · 7.6632 L
One Year
+11.49%
8.2221 H · 7.5543 L
Best Transfer Rate
7.8425
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Market Analysis: Updated Daily 10 May 2026

What's Driving ZAR/KES Today

The South African Rand to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate is shaped by monetary policy decisions from both central banks, alongside inflation data, economic growth indicators and global risk sentiment. Sterling pairs are particularly sensitive to UK data releases and political developments.

Key drivers to watch include central bank rate decisions, CPI inflation prints, labour market data and trade balance figures. Our editorial team publishes daily commentary on the forces moving the ZAR/KES rate.

This commentary is updated each trading day. For the latest analysis visit the ZAR/KES News Hub →
Latest ZAR/KES News More news →
9 Jan Rand Still Has Fuel in the Tank Says Nedbank
19 Sep Rand a Buy says Crédit Agricole
6 Jun Nedbank Holds Bullish Bias on the Rand
20 May South African Rand Charges Ahead
29 Apr South African Rand's Recovery Can Extend: Investec
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Daily South African Rand to Kenyan Shilling Statistics
Select month:
DateOpenCloseHighLowMid
Fri 8 May7.84987.86327.88947.84947.8565
Thu 7 May7.89047.85437.94847.85437.8724
Wed 6 May7.74927.92187.87497.81287.8355
Tue 5 May7.69517.74897.75997.68287.7220
Mon 4 May7.74487.70027.79297.67007.7225
Fri 1 May7.70327.72657.74247.66327.7149
Thu 30 Apr7.70047.70327.72327.67007.7018
Wed 29 Apr7.80257.69167.84577.66707.7471
Tue 28 Apr7.82697.79367.81157.80007.8103
Mon 27 Apr7.81787.82237.84557.79837.8201
Fri 24 Apr7.78437.79627.82077.76817.7903
Thu 23 Apr7.84807.78887.85627.77977.8184
Wed 22 Apr7.83107.85257.85917.82367.8418
Tue 21 Apr7.87837.82627.89517.80237.8523
Mon 20 Apr7.88817.87847.89637.86197.8833
Fri 17 Apr7.88477.89817.94627.84537.8914
Thu 16 Apr7.88087.88487.90147.86347.8828
Wed 15 Apr7.91597.88547.91017.87877.9007
Tue 14 Apr7.91327.91607.94357.89617.9146
Mon 13 Apr7.84007.84627.86467.80637.8431
Fri 10 Apr7.90507.86787.91727.84947.8864
Thu 9 Apr7.88607.87267.90327.83647.8793
Wed 8 Apr7.72197.92707.86917.76617.8245
Tue 7 Apr7.73007.72217.75737.68257.7261
Mon 6 Apr7.66357.68527.70717.64437.6744
Fri 3 Apr7.65217.64977.67927.62937.6509
Thu 2 Apr7.73917.65157.69127.68187.6953
Wed 1 Apr7.72287.73477.77497.71017.7288
Tue 31 Mar7.58847.66947.67937.57847.6289
Mon 30 Mar7.57727.59277.60947.55437.5850
Fri 27 Mar7.58157.60247.60477.55997.5920
Thu 26 Mar7.66207.58217.64067.60377.6221
Wed 25 Mar7.62977.66137.68687.63087.6455
Tue 24 Mar7.66707.63037.67607.57697.6487
Mon 23 Mar7.63687.68117.73997.56667.6590
Fri 20 Mar7.66787.64957.68687.59887.6587
Thu 19 Mar7.67977.66337.70637.61147.6715
Wed 18 Mar7.76387.67977.80017.67717.7218
Tue 17 Mar7.74387.76377.75517.73277.7538
Mon 16 Mar7.65097.74387.73567.66877.6974
Fri 13 Mar7.71777.65647.71797.69577.6871
Thu 12 Mar7.84597.71767.83807.73577.7818
Wed 11 Mar7.95327.84157.94967.84937.8974
Tue 10 Mar7.88497.95277.93757.86257.9188
Mon 9 Mar7.74997.88487.88507.66617.8174
Fri 6 Mar7.76317.74397.77237.69787.7535
Thu 5 Mar7.90687.76317.91237.74327.8350
Wed 4 Mar7.82627.90747.92627.80497.8668
Tue 3 Mar8.02787.84888.04687.79297.9383
Mon 2 Mar8.02698.02408.07568.01228.0255
Fri 27 Feb8.08298.08308.12608.06898.0830
Thu 26 Feb8.10268.25058.20188.11868.1766
Wed 25 Feb8.07518.10258.12328.06708.0888
Tue 24 Feb8.03038.07468.05988.04368.0525
Mon 23 Feb8.01058.02998.05358.00708.0202
Fri 20 Feb7.99358.03458.04347.98198.0140
Thu 19 Feb8.06307.99408.03368.00318.0285
Wed 18 Feb8.04448.06778.07688.02268.0561
Tue 17 Feb8.07798.04928.06528.06048.0636
Mon 16 Feb8.06248.08258.09358.07538.0725
Fri 13 Feb8.09338.05648.08038.04188.0749
Thu 12 Feb8.14478.09808.15748.09148.1214
Wed 11 Feb8.09708.16318.14498.10628.1301
Tue 10 Feb8.07818.10188.10098.06208.0900
Mon 9 Feb8.02538.07818.06308.04078.0517
Fri 6 Feb7.92508.02838.02667.90187.9767
Thu 5 Feb8.05487.92968.01438.00937.9922
Wed 4 Feb8.04998.05948.07248.03078.0547
Tue 3 Feb8.00918.05008.07687.99628.0296
Mon 2 Feb8.01068.04098.08347.93288.0258
Fri 30 Jan8.18638.05428.19388.01948.1203
Thu 29 Jan8.17008.18638.22218.11808.1782
Wed 28 Jan8.08408.15598.16358.07308.1200
Tue 27 Jan8.02678.04818.05108.01368.0374
Mon 26 Jan7.93478.02688.00727.97767.9808
Fri 23 Jan8.00437.93038.03017.91277.9673
Thu 22 Jan7.92467.94927.99087.91467.9369
Wed 21 Jan7.86507.92007.93547.85467.8925
Tue 20 Jan7.86587.86507.86587.81167.8654
Mon 19 Jan7.86267.86587.87477.83057.8642
Fri 16 Jan7.92207.87777.90967.86367.8999
Thu 15 Jan7.86667.92207.92867.85957.8943
Wed 14 Jan7.88987.86657.89887.86177.8782
Tue 13 Jan7.87267.89437.89597.83737.8835
Mon 12 Jan7.82337.86827.84757.84627.8458
Fri 9 Jan7.81917.82797.83287.80427.8235
Thu 8 Jan7.84427.81917.84847.81427.8317
Wed 7 Jan7.90717.86687.89227.85667.8870
Tue 6 Jan7.87757.90717.91077.87077.8923
Mon 5 Jan7.81377.83697.85057.82267.8253
Fri 2 Jan7.78047.80917.81647.76397.7948
Thu 1 Jan7.79077.79077.79077.79077.7907
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