Kenya Treasury bills · auction of 25 April 2016
Kenya T-bill auction, 25 April 2016: 91-day at 8.770%, down 17 bps
At the Treasury bill auction dated 25 April 2016, the Central Bank of Kenya cleared the 91-day bill at 8.770% (down 17 basis points), the 182-day bill at 10.691% (down 25 basis points) and the 364-day bill at 11.800% (up 1 basis point).
Demand was strong: bids totalled KES 49.2bn against KES 16.0bn on offer, a subscription rate of 307%. The government accepted KES 24.6bn, or 50% of what was bid.
The 91-day paper drew the most interest relative to its size, at 563% subscribed.
Over the past year the 91-day rate has ranged from 8.124% to 22.492%.
What this means for KES 100,000
Worked from the published rate · information, not advice
KES 10,030 in 12 months on the 364-day bill, after tax
Put KES 100,000 into the 364-day bill at this auction and you get back KES 110,030 after 12 months: KES 10,030 in interest after 15% withholding tax (KES 11,800 before), about KES 836 a month.
That is KES 8 more than the same money would have earned at the previous auction.
For shorter money: KES 4,544 on the 182-day bill (6 months), KES 1,864 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 364 kwa riba ya mnada huu, utarudishiwa KES 110,030 baada ya miezi 12: riba ya KES 10,030 baada ya kodi ya zuio ya 15% (KES 11,800 kabla ya kodi), yaani takriban KES 836 kwa mwezi.
Hiyo ni KES 8 zaidi 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.
Compare with money market funds and bank deposits, after tax →
Results
By tenor
| Tenor | Rate | Previous | Offered | Bids | Subscription | Accepted | Price /100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91-day | 8.770% | 8.942% | KES 4.00bn | KES 22.52bn | 563% | KES 8.91bn | — |
| 182-day | 10.691% | 10.938% | KES 6.00bn | KES 17.55bn | 293% | KES 8.89bn | 94.939 |
| 364-day | 11.800% | 11.791% | KES 6.00bn | KES 9.08bn | 151% | KES 6.79bn | 89.471 |
Source: Central Bank of Kenya result notice · the PDF these figures were read from
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