NAIROBI, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The Kenyan shilling  
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      (Reporting by Drazen Jorgic; Editing by Susan Fenton)  ((james.macharia@thomsonreuters.com; Tel: +254 204 991 232 ; Reuters Messaging: james.macharia.thomsonreuters@reuters.net))  Keywords: KENYA MARKETS