Irony of lowest inflation in 17 years but Kenyans barely making ends meet

A customer shops for goods in a supermarket. [File, Standard]

The drop in prices of commodities such as wheat flour, sugar, and cooking oil during this year has failed to offer Kenyans a reprieve in the cost of living, with many surviving on debt.

Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), among other reports, shows how difficult it has been for a majority of Kenyans this year to put food on the table and meet their other needs.