Kenya Treasury bills · auction of 17 December 2012
Kenya T-bill auction, 17 December 2012: 91-day at 8.174%, down 17 bps
At the Treasury bill auction dated 17 December 2012, the Central Bank of Kenya cleared the 91-day bill at 8.174% (down 17 basis points) and the 182-day bill at 9.021% (down 6 basis points).
The auction was undersubscribed: bids totalled KES 1.5bn against KES 7.0bn on offer, a subscription rate of 21%. The government accepted KES 1.5bn, or 100% of what was bid.
The 182-day paper drew the most interest relative to its size, at 31% subscribed.
Over the past year the 91-day rate has ranged from 7.515% to 20.799%.
What this means for KES 100,000
Worked from the published rate · information, not advice
KES 3,834 in 6 months on the 182-day bill, after tax
Put KES 100,000 into the 182-day bill at this auction and you get back KES 103,834 after 6 months: KES 3,834 in interest after 15% withholding tax (KES 4,511 before), about KES 639 a month.
That is KES 25 less than the same money would have earned at the previous auction.
For shorter money: KES 1,737 on the 91-day bill (3 months).
The Central Bank’s minimum bid is KES 100,000, and the government pays the full amount at maturity; the risk is Kenya’s government not paying, and the money is locked until then.
Kwa Kiswahili
Ukiweka KES 100,000 kwenye hati ya siku 182 kwa riba ya mnada huu, utarudishiwa KES 103,834 baada ya miezi 6: riba ya KES 3,834 baada ya kodi ya zuio ya 15% (KES 4,511 kabla ya kodi), yaani takriban KES 639 kwa mwezi.
Hiyo ni KES 25 pungufu ya kiasi ambacho pesa hiyo hiyo ingepata kwenye mnada uliopita.
Kiwango cha chini cha Benki Kuu ni KES 100,000. Serikali hulipa yote mwishoni mwa muda; hatari ni serikali kushindwa kulipa, na pesa haipatikani hadi muda uishe.
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Results
By tenor
| Tenor | Rate | Previous | Offered | Bids | Subscription | Accepted | Price /100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91-day | 8.174% | 8.339% | KES 4.00bn | KES 0.56bn | 14% | KES 0.56bn | 98.003 |
| 182-day | 9.021% | 9.080% | KES 3.00bn | KES 0.94bn | 31% | KES 0.94bn | 95.695 |
Source: Central Bank of Kenya result notice · the PDF these figures were read from
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