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Inflation falls to 5pc in April as prices drop

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Packets of sugar at a supermarket in Utawala, Nairobi. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

A drop in the cost of electricity, transport, and some food items brought inflation further down to 5.0 per cent in April, new data shows.

According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (Knbs), a drop in the prices of sugar, maize flour, and cooking oil contributed to the drop in the cost of living compared to March.

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