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“Consumer Price Index (CPI) is defined as a measure of the weighted aggregate change over time in retail prices paid by consumers for a given basket of goods and services,” said KNBS.
Rising food and fuel prices have pushed Kenya’s inflation to a two-year high, leaving households with reduced purchasing power and worsening cost-of-living pressures.
Kenya’s inflation rate rises to 5.6 per cent in April from 4.4pc in March, driven by higher fuel, transport and food costs, KNBS says.
Kenya’s economy slowed to 4.6% in 2025, missing targets as weak agriculture, manufacturing, rising fuel costs, debt pressure and climate shocks threaten 2026 growth.
World Bank warns that rising global energy prices driven by Middle East tensions will worsen inflation and cost-of-living pressures in Kenya, urging targeted relief, shift to renewable energy.
Fish and vegetable prices rose by double digits in 2025 even as Kenya's overall inflation eased to 4.1 per cent, a Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) report shows.
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