Inflation drops for the third straight month to 9pc

Beatrice Bahati arranging sweet potatoes at City Park Market. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya's inflation rate has declined for the third consecutive month to 9 percent in January, from 9.1 percent posted in December, marginally easing the cost of living pressure on households.

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics attributes the decline to a slowdown in the rate of food inflation after the food and non-alcoholic beverages index recorded a 12.8 percent rise year over year for the month.

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