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High vegetable prices rock dinner budgets

Jane Mosoti, a vegetable trader at Kisii County market attends to her supplies. Recent drought experienced across the country has pushed up prices for vegetable.     [ PHOTO BY STANDARD]

Kenya: A spike on the price of tomatoes, cabbages and potatoes following delayed rains has steadily added pain to household budgets, as shown by fresh official data.

End-of-month numbers released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) reaffirmed the latest trends in the rising cost of living with as little as three leaves of Sukuma Wiki retailing at Sh5 in grocery kiosks across several neighbourhoods in Nairobi.

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