cost of living Stories
A smaller proportion mentioned effective county leadership (13 per cent), affordable living (6 per cent), SHIF/SHA (6 per cent), improved education (5...
Insecurity, crime, and extra-judicial killings were mentioned by fewer respondents, but remain significant challenges in the country.
While some Kenyans credit the government with maintaining peace and order, the majority continue to struggle with rising living costs, unemployment, a...
The survey showed that 14 per cent of Kenyans cited corruption, while six per cent blamed lack of employment opportunities and two per cent pointed to...
The PS highlighted the vital role of insurance and reinsurance in promoting financial stability and pledged government support for inclusive and innov...
Traders are urging the government to keep basic commodities affordable, saying squeezed household budgets remain the biggest barrier to their growth i...
The lifting of the moratorium on new banks and raising capital requirements could be the start of more changes in the Kenyan banking sector.
Owino described Kenya Moja as a platform where like-minded MPs can exercise oversight over the government.
Real wages fell from negative 1.4 per cent in 2020 to negative 4.1 per cent in 2023, before showing only minor recovery in 2024.
The floods could disrupt over 100 major transportation routes, including vital economic corridors, highlighting increased risk of property damage in l...
Latest data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows that while prices in key sectors such as food, housing, and transport rose, thei...
The Agriculture Sector Survey released on Tuesday, June 17, notes that while cereal products will see price hikes, some fast-maturing vegetables are p...
The poll, released on Wednesday, paints a grim picture of the national mood, showing that across all nine of Kenya’s regions, overwhelming majorities...
Small-scale traders and ordinary Kenyans are calling for lower taxes, reduced fuel prices, and a more compassionate government to ease the high cost o...
The record marks the sixth consecutive month of rising living costs since October last year, highlighting increasing worries about affordability and e...
Despite the combination of wealth tax and redistribution policies over the past years, the levels of poverty are still high, continuously extending th...
The annual World Happiness Report 2025 edition, ranks Kenya at position 115 out of 147 surveyed countries.
Slightly over one-third of Kenyans have increased their borrowing, a trend that aligns with rising living costs and delays in income.
Kenya's annual inflation rate rose to a five-month high of 3.5 per cent in February 2025, from 3.3 per cent in January driven by higher prices of food...
ODM officials said the ongoing consultations would culminate in a comprehensive position paper that will guide the party’s future political direction.
The 2024 Old Mutual Financial Services Monitor survey indicates that 29 per cent of respondents moved to cheaper rented houses over the past year, whi...
Transport costs could reduce significantly, benefitting public service vehicles, ride-hailing services, and private motorists.
The company cited a reduction in business and high operating costs as key reasons behind the decision.
The easing commodity prices, according to a majority of the respondents, has made it somewhat more manageable to navigate the increasingly high cost o...
A notable portion of households, 55 per cent, have experienced stagnated income year-to-date.
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...
The report released on Friday also revealed that access to quality and affordable healthcare was ranked third, with 27 per cent of Kenyans citing it a...
The country’s economy developed substantially slower in the first three months of this year than it did in the same period last year.
KNBS says the price of commodities such as potatoes, beef, oranges, fare, monthly rent, and electricity prices increased in the last one month.
Motorists, boda boda riders and club owners are among those who will continue paying high levies
