Pain for Kenyans as cost of living hits five-year high

Millions of Kenyans have had to squeeze their household budgets to afford basic commodities. [iStockphoto]

Kenyans will have to dig deeper into their pockets to purchase basic commodities as inflation hit a five-year high riding on high food and fuel prices.

Data released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) yesterday indicates inflation for the month of June hit 7.9 per cent, the highest since August 2017 when it was eight per cent.