Topic: #ColonialTimes
Not Just 'Lucy': Kenya's Currency Chronicles
25 Jun, 2024 09:00 AM
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In 2002, when Mwai Kibaki won as Kenya's 3rd president, breaking a 24-year streak by his predecessor, he had a 40 shillings coin minted bearing his face. The coin, nicknamed 'Lucy', was met with criticism and backlash by many.
In 2002, when Mwai Kibaki won as Kenya's 3rd president, breaking a 24-year streak by his predecessor, he had a 40 shillings coin minted bearing his face. The coin, nicknamed 'Lucy', was met with criticism and backlash by many.
