June inflation defies food, fares rise to fall to 7.9pc

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Kenya’s inflation in June remained largely flat on slight moderation in the cost of energy, the statistics agency announced on Friday, amid fears of a rise in July when new taxation measures take effect.

Inflation — a measure of the cost of living over the last 12 months— eased marginally to 7.9 percent from 8.0 percent in the prior month, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) reported.

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