EDITORIAL: Inflation rise a wake-up call for policy makers

Statistics actually show that an increase in prices of basic food items were the main drivers of inflation in February. PHOTO | FILE

Looking at what has dominated public discourse in the past couple of months, one gets the idea that Kenyans have their priorities wrong.

The latest official statistics show that the cost of living rose steeply during the period yet politics and fringe concerns such as the many tender wars for big government projects are the main focus.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.