KEMPER NATIONAL TAX FREE INCOME SERIES
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                          Kemper Tax Free Income Funds

                            SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS
                              DATED JANUARY 1, 2000
                             -----------------------
                                 CLASS I SHARES
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                           KEMPER MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                     KEMPER INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
                             -----------------------


The above funds currently offer four classes of shares to provide investors with
different  purchasing  options.  These are Class A,  Class B and Class C shares,
which are  described  in the funds'  prospectus,  and Class I shares,  which are
described in the  prospectus  as  supplemented  hereby.  When  placing  purchase
orders,  investors must specify whether the order is for Class A, Class B, Class
C or Class I shares.

Class  I  shares  are  available  for  purchase  exclusively  by  the  following
categories of institutional  investors:  (1) tax-exempt retirement plans (Profit
Sharing,  401(k),  Money Purchase  Pension and Defined Benefit Plans) of Scudder
Kemper  Investments,  Inc.  ("Scudder  Kemper") and its  affiliates and rollover
accounts from those plans;  (2) the  following  investment  advisory  clients of
Scudder Kemper and its investment  advisory  affiliates  that invest at least $1
million in a Fund:  unaffiliated  benefit  plans,  such as qualified  retirement
plans (other than individual  retirement  accounts and self-directed  retirement
plans);  unaffiliated  banks and insurance  companies  purchasing  for their own
accounts;  and endowment funds of  unaffiliated  non-profit  organizations;  (3)
investment-only accounts for large qualified plans, with at least $50 million in
total  plan  assets or at least  1000  participants;  (4)  trust  and  fiduciary
accounts  of trust  companies  and bank trust  departments  providing  fee-based
advisory  services  that  invest at least $1 million in a Fund on behalf of each
trust; (5) policy holders under  Zurich-American  Insurance  Group's  collateral
investment  program  investing at least  $200,000 in a Fund;  and (6) investment
companies  managed by Scudder Kemper that invest  primarily in other  investment
companies.

Class  I  shares   currently   are  available  for  purchase  only  from  Kemper
Distributors,  Inc.  ("KDI"),  principal  underwriter for the Funds, and, in the
case of category 4 above, selected dealers authorized by KDI. Share certificates
are not available for Class I shares.

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The following information supplements the indicated sections of the prospectus.

PERFORMANCE

No  performance  information  is  presented  for Class I Shares since no Class I
Shares were issued as of December 31, 1999.

HOW MUCH INVESTORS PAY

This table  describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the fund.

Shareholder fees: Fees paid directly from your investment.

                 Maximum
                  Sales       Maximum
                  Charge     Deferred
                  (Load)      Sales       Maximum    Redemption
                Imposed on    Charge       Sales      Fee (as %
                Purchases     (Load)     Charge on    of amount
                 (as % of    (as % of    Reinvested   redeemed,
                offering    redemption   Dividends/      if        Exchange
                  price)     proceeds)  Distributions applicable)    Fee
                  ------     ---------  ------------- -----------    ---
Kemper
Municipal
Bond Fund          None        None         None        None        None

Kemper
Intermediate
Municipal
Bond Fund          None        None         None        None        None


Annual fund operating expenses: Expenses that are deducted from fund assets.

                                                                    Total
                                                                   annual
                                                                    fund
                            Investment    Distribution   Other    operating
                          management fee  (12b-1) fees  expenses*  expenses*
                          --------------  ------------  ---------  ---------
Kemper Municipal
Bond Fund                      0.41%         None        0.18%      0.59%

Kemper Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund            0.55%         None        0.26%      0.81%

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* Estimated,  since no Class I shares were issued as of September 30, 1999,  the
fiscal year end of the funds.


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Example

Based on the  figures  above,  this  example is designed to help you compare the
expenses  of a fund to those of  other  funds.  The  example  assumes  operating
expenses remain the same and that you invested $10,000, earned 5% annual returns
and reinvested all dividends and distributions.  This is only an example; actual
expenses will be different.

Fees and expenses if you sold or held shares after:

                             1 Year      3 Years      5 Years    10 Years
                             ------      -------      -------    --------
 Kemper Municipal
 Bond Fund                      $60        $189         $329        $738

 Kemper Intermediate
 Municipal Bond Fund            $83        $259         $450      $1,002


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

No financial  information  is presented  for Class I shares of Kemper  Municipal
Bond Fund and Kemper  Intermediate  Municipal Bond Fund, since no Class I shares
were issued as of September 30, 1999, the fiscal year end of the funds.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Shareholders of a Fund's Class I shares may exchange their shares for (i) shares
of Zurich Money Funds -- Zurich Money Market Fund if the shareholders of Class I
shares  have  purchased  shares  because  they are  participants  in  tax-exempt
retirement plans of Scudder Kemper and its affiliates and (ii) Class I shares of
any  other  "Kemper   Mutual  Fund"  listed  in  the   prospectus.   Conversely,
shareholders  of  Zurich  Money  Funds  --  Zurich  Money  Market  Fund who have
purchased shares because they are participants in tax-exempt retirement plans of
Scudder  Kemper and its  affiliates may exchange their shares for Class I shares
of "Kemper  Mutual  Funds" to the extent that they are  available  through their
plan.  Exchanges  will be made at the  relative  net asset values of the shares.
Exchanges are subject to the limitations set forth in the prospectus.

As a result of the relatively  lower  expenses for Class I shares,  the level of
income dividends per share (as a percentage of net asset value) and,  therefore,
the overall investment return,  typically will be higher for Class I shares than
for Class A, Class B and Class C shares.

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January 1, 2000


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