Samples of the new generation currency notes unveiled by the Central Bank of Kenya on June 1, 2019. Lawsuits have be filed against the use of the new notes. PHOTO | COURTESY
Mr Abuga pointed out that CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge was appointed long after the process of designing the new currency had started.
Mr Omtatah and East African Assembly legislator Simon Mbugua moved to court seeking the removal of President’s portrait from the new currency.
There was wide public participation and stakeholder engagement in the design and imagery on the new currency notes, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has said in response to a case challenging the use of founding President Jomo Kenyatta’s portrait on the currency.
The bank’s legal director, Mr Kennedy Abuga, on Tuesday told the court that two notices were published in the daily newspapers inviting individuals, institutions, organisations and professional bodies to present their proposals on the elements they wanted featured on the new currency.
