| Updated Thu, July 6th 2017 at 00:00 GMT +3Different varieties of farm produce on display at an open air market along street in Meru town. fruits ,tubers and other foods are more affordable and available in meru county than neighboring towns like Isiolo. PHOTO /BRUNO MUTUNGAKenyans have lost their buying power, spending even less on products despite the drop in the cost of living last month. According to 400 business procurement managers polled by Stanbic Bank, depressed demand has lowered business expectations, with anxiety over next month’s elections making them to adopt a wait-and-see approach. “Firms widely linked reduced output to a lower customer turnout reportedly due to the political climate,” said Stanbic in the report.

Source: Standard Digital July 05, 2017 17:15 UTC