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A pickup loaded with fresh green maize at Kakamega town on June 19, 2023. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

The increase in prices of products eased this month even as prices of some foodstuffs dropped. However, the cost of other goods remained high.

The rate of inflation - or the general increase in the cost of goods - dropped to 6.6 per cent in December from 6.8 per cent in November, according to data by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).

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