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An increase in the price of basic food commodities driven by the ongoing drought in the country saw inflation figures rise marginally in March, putting a strain on household budgets.
According to Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) released yesterday, the country’s inflation for the month of March edged up by 1.6 per cent to settle at 4.35 per cent.
“Between February and March 2019, the food and non-alcoholic drinks index increased by 3.3per cent,” explained the statistics agency in a statement.
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“This increase was mainly due to the prevailing drought conditions causing the costs of some foodstuffs to be higher than in February 2019.”
Tomatoes, for example, which form a staple part of the daily food basket in most households, registered one of the largest price hikes, with a kilo retailing at Sh90 during the month, a nine per cent rise from Sh82.4 in February
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