Why Kenyans have nothing to cheer despite drop in unga prices

A worker at Naivas supermarket Imaara mall arranging fruits on display. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard]

The country’s overall inflation rate, or the cost-of-living measure, held steady in November, but consumers saw little relief at the dinner table.

This is as sharp price increases for staples like onions and kale offset a welcome drop in the cost of maize flour, official data shows.