Consumers heave sigh of relief as inflation drops to its lowest in four years

Charles Awiti prepares food for his customers at his small food kiosk in Nairobi's Pipeline estate. Maize prices have fallen. [File Photo: David Njaaga|Standard]

It has taken Kenya four years and 10 months for the inflation to drop to a figure below five percent after months of easing up.

The country’s year-on-year inflation rate has dropped to 4.73 per cent in the month of November, one of its kind since February 2013 when it recorded 4.45 per cent.