Food inflation Stories

Millions of Kenyans facing financial hardship as cost of living outpaces wages – report
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 04, 2025

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.

Food, transport costs drive Kenya’s inflation up to 4.5 per cent in August
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 31, 2025

In its August Consumer Price Index (CPI), KNBS reported that the food and non-alcoholic beverages index rose by 8.3 per cent, transport increased by 4...

Kenya's inflation climbs to 4.1 per cent amid fluctuating food prices, fuel costs
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 01, 2025

Data by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows the increase was mainly driven by rise in prices of commodities in the three key categori...

Increased food prices push March inflation to 3.6%
Alfred Onyango  |  Apr 02, 2025

The record marks the fifth consecutive month of rising inflation since October last year.

Relief for Kenyans as food prices drop in March after months of rising costs
Alfred Onyango  |  Apr 01, 2025

The March edition of food security update by the World Bank shows a drop in the agricultural, cereal and export price indices by 8, 4 and 11 percent,...

Consumers brace for tougher times as report shows global rise in food prices
Alfred Onyango  |  Feb 07, 2025

Ideally, when agricultural, cereal and export price indices increase, it often signals a rise in the cost of essential food commodities like grains an...

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