Shilling steady, agriculture earnings seen supportive

Kenya's shilling was steady in early trade on Tuesday, supported by expectations of weekly foreign exchange inflows from tea and coffee earnings, while dollar demand was capped by a looming deadline for firms to meet quarterly tax payments.

By 0736 GMT, the shilling was quoted by commercial banks at 101.50/70 against the dollar, little changed from Monday's close of 101.50/60.

The shilling is holding onto a gain of about 0.7 percent against the U.S. currency since the start of 2016.