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Kenyan Shilling (KES) to Old Zambian Kwacha (ZMK)

Convert Kenyan shillings to old Zambian kwachas at the live mid-market rate. Reverse: ZMK to KES

The Old Zambian Kwacha is no longer in use

Old Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) was replaced by the Zambian Kwacha (ZMW) in 2013. For today’s money, convert KES to ZMW.

1 Kenyan Shilling =

69 ZMK −0.03% today

1 KES = 69.4136 ZMK · 1 ZMK = 0.0144064 KES

Mid-market rate, updated 05:26 UTC. Paid plans update as often as every 60 seconds. Get KES→ZMK rates via API

KES to ZMK over the last year

69.5070.00Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
70.132
52-week low
69.087
52-week average
69.625
Change over the year
−0.29%

Conversion tables

KES to ZMK
KES ZMK
1 KES 69 ZMK
10 KES 694 ZMK
100 KES 6,941 ZMK
1,000 KES 69,414 ZMK
10,000 KES 694,136 ZMK
50,000 KES 3,470,681 ZMK
100,000 KES 6,941,363 ZMK
ZMK to KES
ZMK KES
1 ZMK 0.01441 KES
10 ZMK 0.1441 KES
100 ZMK 1.44 KES
1,000 ZMK 14.41 KES
10,000 ZMK 144.06 KES
50,000 ZMK 720.32 KES
100,000 ZMK 1,440.64 KES

Get KES→ZMK rates via API

The live rate, the rate on any past day or a whole range, for ZMK and 170+ other currencies, as JSON. Free plan included. See the exchange rate API.

Get a free API key API documentation 
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/latest \
  -G -d base_currency=KES -d currencies=ZMK \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

# the rate on a past day
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/historical \
  -G -d base_currency=KES -d currencies=ZMK \
  -d date=2025-10-04 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about KES to ZMK

How much is 1 KES in ZMK?

1 Kenyan Shilling is 69.4136 old Zambian kwachas at the mid-market rate of 4 October 2026, 05:26 UTC, and 1 ZMK is 0.0144064 KES.

What was the KES to ZMK rate over the last year?

Over the last 52 weeks 1 KES ranged from 69.087 to 70.1319 ZMK, 69.6252 ZMK on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

The mid-market rate: the midpoint between what currency markets pay and ask for KES/ZMK, without the margin a bank or card issuer adds, so the rate you are charged is usually a little worse.