Kerosene, charcoal prices rise most, hit poor homes

An attendant sells paraffin to a customer at a Nyeri petrol station. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Charcoal and Kerosene prices last year rose the most among goods used to calculate inflation, hurting the poor who use the commodities for lighting and cooking.

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) data show charcoal prices rose 70 per cent to Sh141 per a four-kilogramme tin in December—recording the highest price last year.

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