cost of living Stories
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
This paints a promising prospect for the general cost of living, which has been relatively high in the past two years, majorly hard-hitting developing...
Currently, the residents purchase a tomato at Sh20 from the previous Sh 5 while one cabbage goes for Sh110 up from Sh40.
The organisers of the protest, dubbed "Occupy Parliament," have called on participants to show up in black at noon to keep vigil as MPs vote at 2.30 p...
Tinubu acknowledged hardships caused by the reforms, which also include higher interest rates and the partial removal of electricity subsidies, but sa...
The impact of the price increase will be felt by millions because the subsidised loaves are a staple for much of the population of about 106 million.
National Assembly Clerk Samuel Njoroge said on Tuesday that the public hearing will be held on June 10 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre...
ICPAK says the proposal to reclassify the supply of ordinary bread from zero-rated to standard-rated will increase the product’s price, as it is a sta...
If the bill becomes law, insurance companies will collect the motor vehicle tax at the point of issuance of insurance coverage and remit the same to t...
President William Ruto intends to raise the country's average tax rate from 14 per cent to 16 per cent by the end of 2024, and to 20–22 per cent by th...
President William Ruto has reassured the public time and again that his government is committed to the war on graft but has been criticised over the w...
As inflation skyrockets, many poor Nigerians have had to skip meals and give up products now considered a luxury, such as meat, eggs and milk.
Opposition chief Raila Odinga's coalition says the drive is aimed at increasing their visibility in preparation for a fresh confrontation with Preside...
