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Kenyan shilling firm, flows from charities, construction firms help

Kenya 20 shillings coins are seen in a plastic container inside a cashier's booth at a forex exchange bureau in Kenya's capital Nairobi, April 20, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (Reuters)

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The Kenyan shilling was steady on Thursday, drawing support from conversions by charities and road construction companies looking for local currency to pay salaries and meet other end-month operational obligations. At 0737 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 101.40/50 to the dollar, unchanged from Wednesday's close. (Reporting by John Ndiso; editing by Elias Biryabarema)