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Kenyans at the mercy of rain as food prices hit the roof

 

Jackline Nyaboke, a shopkeeper in Kibera

Kenyans have been left at the mercy of the sky with the hope that the long rains that have just started pounding parts of the country will lead to a reduction in the cost of living, which has skyrocketed to levels last seen in 2012.

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