Food Prices Stories
Food, transport and household utilities continued to carry the biggest influence on the inflation basket, making up more than half of the weighting us...
Petitioners argued that the levy would directly affect fuel prices and, by extension, the cost of essential goods and services.
Agriculture Principal Secretary Paul Ronoh said the audit will specifically target employees whose earnings appear disproportionate to their farm size...
Farmers explained that most KTDA board members come from the eastern tea-growing regions, and they believe this has a direct impact on decision-making...
In a statement, EPRA said the decision comes amid slight fluctuations in international petroleum costs.
The Cabinet had lifted the moratorium in 2023, but MPs reinstated it, saying they needed more time to review the current PPAS.
FAO attributes the sustained easing largely to ample global supplies and improved export availability across several key commodities.
EPRA Director General Daniel Kiptoo had said early last month that the regulations would form the legal basis for shifting to the OTS model for LPG im...
The report warns that the combined effects of these factors will erode household food security, deepen livelihood vulnerabilities and increase humanit...
Production capacity in major exporting countries remains constrained, and although shipping and energy costs are easing, they have not dropped enough...
According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), factories produced 406,807 tonnes of sugar during the period, compared to 541,681 tonnes...
Despite the stability, annual food inflation stayed high at eight per cent, continuing to strain household budgets.
Tighter household budgets and weaker buyer activity are slowing land price growth across Nairobi’s suburbs and satellite towns, with developers now dr...
This change would allow counties direct control over fees from electricity lines, substations, and other state-owned infrastructure running through pu...
Under the proposed law, all miraa traders would be required to obtain operating licences and sell only in designated areas approved by the county. The...
HassConsult noted that Sh1 million invested in satellite town land in 2007 would now be worth Sh13.23 million, compared with Sh7.4 million in Nairobi...
Producer inflation, which captures the changes in costs before goods reach the consumer, can influence retail prices.
In Nairobi, motorists will continue paying Sh184.52 for a litre of Super Petrol, Sh171.47 for Diesel, and Sh154.78 for Kerosene.
The MPs said the pricing cap is part of a broader plan aimed at cushioning Kenyans from expensive electricity while paving the way for lifting a morat...
The embargo, which has persisted since March, has left tea farmers, traders and exporters grappling with unfulfilled contracts and threatened liveliho...
This is despite pushback from millers who argue that the levy will increase their financial burden.
While the figures represent global averages, the impact is felt most acutely in low- and middle-income countries such as Kenya.
In the East of the Rift, Kiambu fetched Sh371 per kilo, down by 46 shillings; Murang’a earned Sh376, a drop of 42; Nyeri earned Sh388, down by 42; Kir...
The affected outlets include Riva Petroleum Bahati Service Station in Nakuru, Kambero Filling Station in Kisumu, King Size Filling Station in Machakos...
Is extra virgin olive oil truly better than regular or “pure” olive oil? Does its higher price reflect real nutritional benefits, or is it just market...
The freeze has been in place since 2018, when Kenya Power was barred from signing additional contracts pending an audit into expensive existing deals...
The association said the monthly price revisions have become a “circus” designed to keep the public anxious and condition Kenyans to accept unpredicta...
According to the report, about 15 per cent of homes in mid and high-end neighbourhoods have shifted to short-let platforms, squeezing traditional rent...
The maximum retail prices for super petrol, diesel and kerosene have dropped by Sh0.79, Sh0.11 and Sh0.80 per litre, respectively.
