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Kenyans feel the pinch of higher prices as August inflation ticks up to 4.5pc

Inflation concept. [Courtesy/GettyImages]

Kenya's inflation rate rose to 4.5 per cent in August, driven by higher food, non-alcoholic beverages, and transport prices.

This was an increase from 4.1 per cent in July, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) in its August Consumer Price Index (CPI) released Friday.

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