Household expenditures are on the rise as the country grapples with delayed rainfall and a rise in fuel prices. According to the regulator, the price hike was a result of an increase in the average landed cost of imported fuel. This is set to have an impact on the cost of food items as producers factor in the price increase to their cost of production. The higher cost of fuel comes at a time when consumers are already paying a high of Sh122 for a two-kilo packet of maize flour. James*, who says he's already found himself at a loggerheads with his shopkeeper twice, after purchasing a packet of milk.

Source: The Star April 16, 2019 01:52 UTC