Cost of transport rises fastest on high fuel prices

A pump attendant at the Rubis petrol station along Koinange Street, Nairobi, fuels a vehicle.

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The cost of transport has risen by the fastest rate among the 13 key categories of goods and services tracked for inflation over the last one year, driven by high fuel prices.

The latest inflation figures released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) show transport costs went up by 9.7 percent in March on average compared to the same month last year.

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