What is the KES to UGX rate today?

The rate at the top of this page is live, refreshed within the last 30 minutes. The amount you see before sending is exactly what your recipient gets.

Can I send from M-Pesa to MTN MoMo Uganda?

Yes. Top up with M-Pesa, and pay out to MTN MoMo or Airtel Money in Uganda with just the recipient's phone number.

Can I wire money to a Ugandan bank account?

Yes. Choose the bank option and enter their account details, and the shillings are deposited directly. Most people on this route use mobile money instead, because it reaches recipients without bank accounts and lands faster.

How much does it cost?

The rate is shown before you send. Mobile money payouts to Uganda carry a fee of USh 1,000 and bank payouts USh 5,400. Wallet to wallet is free.

How long does a transfer from Kenya to Uganda take?

Mobile money payouts land in about a minute, measured over our last 90 days of transfers. Bank payouts take a few minutes. Eversend to Eversend is instant.

Is Eversend licensed for money transfers out of Kenya?

Yes. Eversend is authorised for remittances in Kenya and has over 1.6 million registered users. Funds are safeguarded and transfers are tracked end to end.

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🇰🇪🇺🇬KES → UGX corridor

Send money from Kenya to Uganda.

The short answer

Busia and Malaba see more money cross than most banks do: family support, school fees and market trade between Kenya and Uganda run constantly, and this page is that traffic in app form. M-Pesa funds it, MTN MoMo or Airtel receives it, about a minute end to end, with the KES to UGX arithmetic on screen before a shilling moves.

Licensed and safeguarded1.6M+ registered usersRate shown before you send

Send KES → UGXUp to date

You send

KSh

🇰🇪KES

1 KES = 27.83 UGXLIVE

fees included · updated in the last 30 min

Recipient gets

138,136

🇺🇬UGX

fee USh 1,000deducted, shown before you send

138,136 UGX more than a typical bank transfer would deliver

Arrives in about a minutemedian 1.1 min, last 90 days

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Today's rate · KES → UGX

1 KES = 27.83 UGXUpdated 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 Uganda.

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

Mobile money

~1 min

81% land within 5 minutes

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

Bank account

~3 min

72% land within 5 minutes

Direct deposit to any major bank in Uganda.

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 Uganda in 3 steps.

01

Sign up once

One identity check in the app, then it stays out of your way.

02

M-Pesa in

Move Kenyan shillings from M-Pesa onto your balance.

03

MoMo out

Their Ugandan number receives; bank deposit if they prefer.

Where the money lands

Payout methods in Uganda.

Mobile money

Instant payout to the wallets Ugandans use every day.

MTN MoMoAirtel Money

Banks

Direct deposit to any major Ugandan bank.

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KES → UGX, compared

A typical bank

Eversend

Rate you see

Hidden until it lands

Shown before you send

Transfer fee

Wire fees at both ends

USh 1,000 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 → UGX questions.

Download Eversend, verify once, and top up your KES balance with M-Pesa. Then pick Uganda, enter the amount, and the Ugandan shillings land in their MoMo wallet or bank account in about a minute.

The busiest border, minus the border.

M-Pesa to MoMo in about a minute, arithmetic upfront.

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