While food remains the largest contributor to the cost of living, transport is increasingly driving price increases across the wider economy.
By
Constant Munda
Correspondent
Nation Media Group
Kenya’s average year-on-year consumer inflation rose to 6.5 percent in July, the second-highest level in 30 months, largely on elevated transport costs.
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