Do Kenya and Rwanda share a currency?

No, despite both being in the East African Community. The Kenyan shilling and the Rwandan franc are unrelated and float independently, so this transfer converts once, at the rate fixed on your screen when you confirm.

Can I pay a supplier or school in Rwanda this way?

Yes, as long as they can receive on MTN Mobile Money or Airtel Money. A lot of this corridor is exactly that: cross-border business and fees between two EAC economies that trade constantly.

Why not just use a bank for Kenya to Rwanda?

A bank routes this through correspondent accounts, usually converting through dollars, and takes days. Eversend converts once and pays out on Rwanda's mobile money rails, which are among the quickest we measure anywhere.

Does the person in Rwanda need a bank account or the app?

Neither. The francs land in the MTN or Airtel wallet they already have, and their provider notifies them. If they have Eversend, it is instant and free.

Is Eversend authorised to move money out of Kenya?

Yes, Eversend is authorised for remittances in Kenya. Limits that apply to your amount appear in the app before you confirm.

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🇰🇪🇷🇼KES → RWF corridor

Send money from Kenya to Rwanda.

The short answer

Kenya and Rwanda are both East African Community members, trade with each other daily, and still use two unrelated currencies, so most of this money moves for business, school fees and family rather than remittance in the classic sense. Eversend runs it M-Pesa to mobile money: fund from M-Pesa, and the Rwandan francs arrive in an MTN or Airtel wallet with the KES to RWF rate fixed on screen before you confirm.

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You send

KSh

🇰🇪KES

1 KES = 11.06 RWFLIVE

fees included · updated in the last 30 min

Recipient gets

55,077

🇷🇼RWF

fee FRw 200deducted, shown before you send

55,077 RWF more than a typical bank transfer would deliver

Arrives in about a minutemedian 0.8 min, last 90 days

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Today's rate · KES → RWF

1 KES = 11.06 RWFUpdated in the last 30 min

The rate refreshes every 30 minutes. The recipient amount you see already includes our commission: what you see is what they get.

Delivery times

How fast money arrives in Rwanda.

Delivery depends on how the recipient is paid. These are measured times, not promises.

Mobile money

~1 min

97% land within 5 minutes

To their MTN MoMo or Airtel Money wallet, day or night.

Eversend

Instant

Lands the moment you send

If they have Eversend, the money is theirs the second you confirm.

Medians measured over the last 90 days of real transfers. A first transfer may need a one-time verification.

Send KES to Rwanda in 3 steps.

01

Verify once

Download Eversend and confirm your identity a single time. After that it is a few taps per transfer.

02

Fund from M-Pesa

Top up your shilling balance straight from M-Pesa, or by bank transfer from your Kenyan account.

03

Confirm at the rate on screen

Rwanda, the amount, their phone number. The franc figure you see is the figure that arrives.

Where the money lands

Payout methods in Rwanda.

Mobile money

Instant payout to the wallets Rwandans use every day.

MTN MoMoAirtel Money

Eversend wallet

Free and instant between Eversend accounts.

Eversend to Eversend

KES → RWF, compared

A typical bank

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Rate you see

Hidden until it lands

Shown before you send

Transfer fee

Wire fees at both ends

FRw 200 to mobile money, wallet free

Money arrives

2 to 5 business days

About a minute

Mobile money payout

Not supported

MTN MoMo, Airtel Money

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KES → RWF questions.

Verify once in the Eversend app, top up from M-Pesa, and pick Rwanda. Enter the amount and the recipient's phone number, and the francs arrive in their MTN Mobile Money or Airtel Money wallet.

Nairobi to Kigali, M-Pesa to MTN.

Fund from M-Pesa and the francs are in their wallet before you put the phone down.

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