Inflation, shilling tests as CBK holds MPC meeting Wednesday

Central Bank of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge. PHOTO | SILA KIPLAGAT | NMG

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is set to hold its monetary policy committee meeting (MPC) on Wednesday against the backdrop of 58-month high inflation and a weakening shilling.

A jump in the prices of essential commodities, including cooking oil, flour, and cooking gas, on the back of the war in Ukraine has squeezed household budgets and weakened the purchasing power of a majority of Kenyans.

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