Rains fail to tame escalating prices of essential food items

Doris Awino sorts out her tomato harvest I Kisumu County. The price of tomatoes has risen from Sh2,000 per crate to Sh2,800. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

Do not expect reduced food prices soon even as many parts of the country continue to receive adequate rains as per the weatherman’s predictions.

A survey by Financial Standard revealed that prices of the majority of foodstuffs have been increasing with the intensity of the rains while some are likely to increase in the next few weeks.