The price of charcoal and electricity touched a new high last month, tightening the squeeze on low-income households despite a general decline in the cost of living, newly released economic data shows.
The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) monthly survey found that the price of a 4kg tin of charcoal (mostly used to sell the commodity to low-income households) went up 55.3 per cent to Sh125.48 in April from Sh80 a year ago.
