The cost of a plate of healthy food in Kenya has increased by 66 percent over the past seven years, a new survey by a group of UN agencies shows, pushing nutritious meals out of reach for millions of Kenyans and worsening the country's nourishment crisis.
The survey reveals that the cost of a healthy diet in Kenya has risen from $2.56 (Sh113.86) per person per day in 2017 to $4.26(Sh189.48) in 2024, locking many Kenyans out of a healthy diet. (The conversion is based on the IMF’s purchasing power parity conversion factor for Kenya which is at about Sh44.48 per international dollar).
