Petrol, Food and the Shilling: Five Numbers That Could Decide How Expensive Life Gets in Kenya

04, Sep 2026 / 2 min read / By Livenow Africa

You do not need to be an economist to understand where Kenya's cost of living may be heading. Kenya's annual inflation rate reached 6.6% in August. Food inflation was 9%, while transport inflation reached 15.7%.

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