Consequently, ships destined for African countries such as Kenya have had to re-route through the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, costing shippers more on the longer distance prompting increased freight costs.

The central bank is due to announce its next interest rate decision on Oct. 8.

The record is the lowest in the past decade as a similar mark was recorded in January 2013.

KNBS says the price of commodities such as potatoes, beef, oranges, fare, monthly rent, and electricity prices increased in the last one month.

The rise puts a pause on the downward trend the measure had taken since the beginning of the year.

The US remained the country's largest source of remittances in the month under review, accounting for 52 per cent of the total inflows.

Fabricated mobile money transfer messages have been used to con unsuspecting victims of their money.

CBK's Monetary Policy Committee attributed the cut to the ease in inflation which has been on decline since January.

Inflation has fallen across the board, with 90 per cent of countries now having lower inflation than in July 2022.

Jumwa's new products are priced affordably, with a one-litre bottle of coconut milk costing Sh150 and coconut chips costing Sh30.

The record for July is the lowest in the last four years, with the last record being in August 2020.

The additional spending was mainly driven by women and consumers aged between 26 and 35. 

Protesters have said they have a right to peaceful demonstrations, calling the government's warnings of violence a smokescreen for a potential crackdown.

Ali begins his delivery route at 9am, packing the ready-made injera into his Toyota Probox.

Notable indicators of the new inflation rate were highly boosted by a half drop in non-food stuff from 31.5 per cent to 15.3 per cent.

The level is the lowest record in the past four years, as a similar mark was last recorded in June 2020.

A recent Infotrak poll showed the majority of Kenyans — 58 per cent — felt the country was headed in the wrong direction economically

The bank hiked rates in December and February to stabilise the exchange rate and help bring stubborn inflation under control.

Inflation in Kenya will remain one of the most-tamed in the region apart from South Africa, slowing to an average of 5.6% next year compared with 6.3% this year, the poll found.

Onion prices have remained elevated over the past year due to a local shortage of the vegetable.

The general price level of commodities reflected a continued rise in the cost of living for many households.

The prices of potatoes, tomatoes and oranges increased by 9.6 per cent, 5.4 per cent and 2.8 per cent respectively between September and October.