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Consumer shock as food prices rocket

A shopper at a local supermarket. There are fears that due to effects of the VAT Act 2013 on prices, the cost of living could rise to double digits by end of this month.

By Jackson Okoth and Winsley Masese

Kenya: Unscrupulous traders are robbing shoppers in broad daylight by applying value-added tax (VAT) to exempt foods items, piling pressure on weary consumers.

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