Kenya Treasury bills · auction of 19 July 2021
Kenya T-bill auction, 19 July 2021: 91-day at 6.520%, down 9 bps
At the Treasury bill auction dated 19 July 2021, the Central Bank of Kenya cleared the 91-day bill at 6.520% (down 9 basis points), the 182-day bill at 6.984% (down 12 basis points) and the 364-day bill at 7.506% (down 7 basis points).
The auction was undersubscribed: bids totalled KES 19.3bn against KES 24.0bn on offer, a subscription rate of 80%. The government accepted KES 19.2bn, or 100% of what was bid.
The 182-day paper drew the most interest relative to its size, at 113% subscribed.
Over the past year the 91-day rate has ranged from 6.112% to 7.156%.
What this means for KES 100,000
Worked from the published rate · information, not advice
KES 6,380 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 106,380 after 12 months: KES 6,380 in interest after 15% withholding tax (KES 7,506 before), about KES 532 a month.
That is KES 60 less than the same money would have earned at the previous auction.
For shorter money: KES 2,968 on the 182-day bill (6 months), KES 1,385 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 106,380 baada ya miezi 12: riba ya KES 6,380 baada ya kodi ya zuio ya 15% (KES 7,506 kabla ya kodi), yaani takriban KES 532 kwa mwezi.
Hiyo ni KES 60 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 | 6.520% | 6.614% | KES 4.00bn | KES 2.67bn | 67% | KES 2.67bn | 98.400 |
| 182-day | 6.984% | 7.101% | KES 10.00bn | KES 11.33bn | 113% | KES 11.30bn | 96.635 |
| 364-day | 7.506% | 7.576% | KES 10.00bn | KES 5.27bn | 53% | KES 5.22bn | 93.036 |
Source: Central Bank of Kenya result notice · the PDF these figures were read from
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