Prolonged dry spell pushes up cost of foodstuff

The cost of living index increased by 6.58 per cent in April, the highest in 14 months as a prolonged dry spell depressed harvests and pushed up prices of foodstuff.

Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 8.17 per cent, year-on-year, with basic commodities such as sukuma wiki, potatoes, maize grain and flour getting costlier for ordinary Kenyans.