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Inflation headache for CBK as shilling tumbles to record low

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Women short variety of fruits at the Eldoret Air supermarket. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) will meet in two days to decide whether to hold or increase its benchmark lending rate in the face of high inflation and a weakened Shilling.

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