Skip Navigation

USD from ATM in Nairobi

Travel Forums > Africa and The Middle East > USD from ATM in Nairobi

USD from ATM in Nairobi | Kenya

Started on 04-Jun-2009 05:30 by Gelli | Posts 1 - 5 of 5

Post # 1

Gelli
Saint Helena
Travel Guru
2424 Posts

» view profile
» send message

04-Jun-2009 05:30

I figure I may as well ask. I know that in 2007 there was at least one ATM in Nairobi that dispensed USD straight out to foreign card holders. Does anybody know if one still exists, and where?

NOTE:
- I already know about the UN one at Gigiri, but as it is on the compound it is of no use to me/normal travellers.

- It also needs to dispense USD to a FOREIGN atm card: there are a few here which will give USD to local atm cards and people who have USD accounts at the bank, but this service is not open to foreign cards like mine.

Post # 2

zaksame
Ireland
Respected Member
439 Posts

» view profile
» send message

04-Jun-2009 07:38

Hi Gelli,
I have just emailed a colleague who works in Nairobi full time and hopefully he'll come back with a definitive answer for you.
Let you know as soon as I hear.
Zaksame

Post # 3

zaksame
Ireland
Respected Member
439 Posts

» view profile
» send message

05-Jun-2009 06:53

Sorry Gelli,
he's doesn't know where they are in Nairobi. As he works for the UN he uses the one on compound.
He also said that you need to have a USD account in Kenya to withdraw dollars.

Not sure if that's any help to you. Sorry.

Post # 4

Redpaddy
Inactive
1004 Posts

» view profile
» send message

05-Jun-2009 06:59

I've just had an email from my friend in Kenya and he says that - as far as he's aware, there are no USD ATM's in Nairobi that are available for the public to use. Sorry.

Post # 5

Gelli
Saint Helena
Travel Guru
2424 Posts

» view profile
» send message

10-Jun-2009 00:57

Thanks, guys. It pretty much confirms my suspicions that there is no longer a USD ATM that allows withdrawals by normal non-residents. Oh well!

Login | Join

You are here: Travel Forums > Africa and The Middle East > USD from ATM in Nairobi