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Transport pushes up construction costs by 7pc

Long distance trucks along the Malaba border on January 6, 2022. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Transport and fuel recorded the most shift in the construction industry that led to an inflation of 7.1 per cent in the sector for the year ending December 2022.

Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) also shows a drop in the cost of materials and labour over the period when the first quarter is compared to the fourth.

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