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Yes, prices are falling but it might be too early to celebrate

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi shops for maize flour at a supermarket in Kawngware, Nairobi on November 24, 2023. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The shilling value is up, and the rains are finally here.

Fuel pump prices are also coming down. The government has been quick to point out that the storm is over, and its policies like hiking interest rates have worked.

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