Inflation hits 8.3pc on soaring food and fuel prices 

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Households have trimmed non-essential spending under the weight of rising costs. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya’s inflation climbed to a 61-month high in July on soaring food and fuel prices as well as cost of home equipment and appliances, the statistics agency reported on Friday.

Inflation — a measure of cost of living over the last 12 months— climbed to 8.3 percent last month from 7.9 percent June.

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