Rising food, electricity prices push May inflation up to 5.1pc

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Traders display onions for sale at Wakulima Market in Nairobi County on January 25, 2024.

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The cost of living rose slightly in May as the inflation rate edged higher to 5.1 percent from five percent in April on costlier food and electricity.

The food and non-alcoholic beverages index which constitutes food prices rose by 6.2 percent on a year-over-year basis from May last year and by two percent from April.

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