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KNBS: Ease in transport, food prices push cost of living down in February

By Steve Mbego | 7yrs ago

Man at a grocery shop (PHOTO: FILE)

NAIROBI, KENYA: Inflation in February has dropped to 4.14 percent compared to 4.7 percent in January, figures from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) indicate

KNBS says the cost of several foodstuffs in February 2019 was much lower compared to the same period of the previous year.

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