Competition watchdog mulls investigating rising prices of goods

Shoppers at a supermarket in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The competition watchdog says it may conduct a survey to ascertain the current increase in the price of basic commodities as consumers grapple with the high cost of goods.

The rising prices of a wide range of goods including eggs, milk, cooking oil, fuel, and cooking gas has been blamed on several factors including shortages, high production costs, and supply chain disruption in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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