JUST IN: April Inflation Soars As Kenyan Households Struggle with Rising Costs
Kenya’s inflation rate rose to 4.1 percent in April 2025, up from 3.6 percent in March, marking the sharpest monthly increase since September 2024. According to the latest report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), the 0.5 percent jump was driven primarily by rising costs of food, transport, and essential household utilities. “The annual consumer price inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 4.1 per cent in April 2025. This implies that the general price level in April 2025 was 4.1 per cent higher than it was in April 2024,” KNBS stated. Food and non-alcoholic beverages saw a 0.4 percent increase in April, while transport
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