Kenya posts slowest festive month inflation in more than 20 years

Gerald Kibira arranges buckets of potatoes at a grocery stand in Kiawara trading centre, Nyeri, ahead of market day on December 23, 2024.

Photo credit: Joseph Kanyi | Nation Media Group

Kenya’s average consumer prices rose for the second month running in December largely on renewed pressure on cost of food, transportation and utilities like electricity, official numbers showed Tuesday.

Inflation —a measure of growth in average cost of goods and services over the previous year — increased to 3.0 percent from 2.8 percent in November, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics reported.

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