# Kenya Central Bank Rate (CBK monthly)

Kenya Central Bank Rate (CBK monthly) was 8.8% in October 2026, unchanged from September 2026 and down 0.5 percentage points from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.0% (Apr 2020) to 13.0% (Feb 2024), averaging 9.2%.

- Source agency: Central Bank of Kenya
- Makrognosis code: `KE.IR.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: % p.a.
- Coverage: 2006-06-01 to 2026-10-01 (245 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/kenya/central-bank-rate-cbk-monthly

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| October 2026 | 8.8% |
| September 2026 | 8.8% |
| August 2026 | 8.8% |
| July 2026 | 8.8% |
| June 2026 | 8.8% |
| May 2026 | 8.8% |
| April 2026 | 8.8% |
| March 2026 | 8.8% |
| February 2026 | 8.8% |
| January 2026 | 9.0% |
| December 2025 | 9.0% |
| November 2025 | 9.2% |
| October 2025 | 9.2% |
| September 2025 | 9.5% |
| August 2025 | 9.5% |
| July 2025 | 9.8% |
| June 2025 | 9.8% |
| May 2025 | 10.0% |
| April 2025 | 10.0% |
| March 2025 | 10.8% |
| February 2025 | 10.8% |
| January 2025 | 11.2% |
| December 2024 | 11.2% |
| November 2024 | 12.0% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KE.IR.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KE.IR.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```