Cost of living drops on lower food prices

Alloys Omanwa arranges the fresh produce at his stall at Kisii Municipal market on 28/8/2018..The varieties of fresh produce have increased in the local market pushing down the prices.(photo Sammy Omingo/Standard)

The cost of living has dropped following a decline in price of food due to the rains experienced across the country in the last two months.

The rate of inflation reduced to 5.49 per cent in May from 6.58 per cent in April, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), which attributed the decline to lower prices of food commodities.