Inflation rises at fastest pace in 2.5 years on food, power, transport costs

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Irish potatoes on sale outside Country Bus Station in Nairobi.

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Kenya’s inflation rose at its fastest pace in two and a half years in April, hitting an eight-month high of 4.1 percent on higher food, electricity and transport prices.

The 0.5 percentage point increase—from 3.6 percent in March—was the highest margin of growth on a month-on-month basis since September 2022, data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows. 

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