Kenya's March inflation rises to 4.35 per cent, says KNBSMarch inflation rose to 4.35 percent from to 4.14 percent a month earlier, due to rising food prices, the statistics office said on Friday. Similarly, the prices of sifted maize flour, sugar and tomatoes were lower by 30.55, 10.57 and 10.80 per cent, respectively. The housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels index, decreased by 0.06 per cent in March compared to February 2019. The data from the consumer price index from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) indicated overall inflation for February went down 0.82 per cent from January to settle at 4.14 per cent on the back of falling food prices. Similarly, the prices of sifted maize flour, spinach and tomatoes declined by 30.68 per cent, 20.66 per cent and 16.63 per cent, respectively.”

Source: Standard Digital March 29, 2019 12:04 UTC