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February inflation rises to 5.8 per cent as cost of living soars
By Kepha Muiruri,
1440, February 27, 2021 (EAT)
The rate of inflation in February has risen further to 5.78 per cent from a lower 5.69 per cent in January. This to represent a steady rise in the ...
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Petrol prices jump by Ksh.8, diesel by Ksh.5
By Kepha Muiruri,
1321, February 14, 2021 (EAT)
Petrol users will part with more for fuel with the commodity seeing the greatest jump in costs at Ksh.8.19 in the latest review of maximum pump prices...
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January inflation rises to 5.69pc as Kenyans brace for tough times
By Kepha Muiruri,
929, January 30, 2021 (EAT)
The rate of inflation has soared again in January to reach 5.69 per cent from 5.62 per cent in December as the pressure piles on consumer spending. ...
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Kenya saves Ksh.121B from fall of oil prices last year
By Kepha Muiruri,
1354, January 29, 2021 (EAT)
Kenya save Ksh.121 billion ($1.1 billion) in foreign exchange from the fall of international oil prices across 2020. Kenya’s oil bill, which repr...
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Diesel prices rise by Ksh.4.57 in latest fuel costs review
By Kepha Muiruri,
1720, January 14, 2021 (EAT)
Users of diesel are expected to see the sharpest increase in costs at the pump effective Friday, January 15 with the price of the commodity going up b...
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Kenyans close the year with emptier pockets as December inflation spikes to 5.6%
By Kepha Muiruri,
1747, December 31, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyans pain at the close of the year has been exacerbated by thinning disposable income with the rate of inflation spiking to 5.6 per cent in Decembe...
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Motorists to pay more as fuel prices go up in latest review
By Kepha Muiruri,
647, December 15, 2020 (EAT)
Motorists will pay more for fuel from midnight on Tuesday as the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) effects higher petroleum costs. T...
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November inflation shoots to 7-month high 5.5% on higher food costs
By Kepha Muiruri,
1036, December 1, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyans are expected to feel the pinch of greater costs with November inflation shooting to a seven-month high 5.46 per cent from 4.84 per cent in Oct...
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Relief as petrol, diesel, kerosene prices all drop
By Kepha Muiruri,
1340, November 14, 2020 (EAT)
Motorists are set for relief after an all inclusive drop in the cost of fuel was announced on Saturday in the mid-month review by the Energy and Petro...
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Kenya’s inflation jumps for the first time since April from high food costs
By Kepha Muiruri,
1541, October 30, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya’s inflation rate has increased for the first time since April this year to stand at 4.84 per cent in October from a low 4.2 per cent in Septem...
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Petrol price up by 72 cents per litre while diesel drops by Ksh.2.18
By Kepha Muiruri,
1708, October 14, 2020 (EAT)
Petrol prices have picked up for a second time in a fortnight as the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) reviewed the cost of the product...
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Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene prices to rise after tax adjustment
By Kepha Muiruri,
1008, October 3, 2020 (EAT)
Petrol prices are set to rise by Ksh.1.12 per litre effective from Saturday at midnight following the adjustment of the rate of excise duty by the Ken...
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September inflation cools to 4.2 per cent on lower energy, transport costs
By Kepha Muiruri,
1719, September 30, 2020 (EAT)
The cost of living has continued to ease with the rate of inflation in September cooling further to 4.2 per cent from 4.36 per cent in August. Acco...
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Petrol prices rise by Ksh.1.48 as diesel and kerosene costs drop
By Kepha Muiruri,
1703, September 14, 2020 (EAT)
Petrol prices are set to increase by Ksh.1.48 per litre at midnight on Monday as the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) impacts its mid-...
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Kenya’s cost of living holds steady in August with inflation at 4.36pc
By Kepha Muiruri,
1840, August 31, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya's cost of living held steady in August with inflation remaining flat at 4.36 per cent, the same rate as in July. The hold the cost of basic c...
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Petrol, Diesel prices rise further as kerosene spikes by Ksh.18.20
By Kepha Muiruri,
1635, August 14, 2020 (EAT)
Motorists are set for higher costs at the pump as fuel costs for all three petroleum commodities pick-up in the latest maximum-pump price review. P...
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Petrol, diesel prices rise by Ksh 11.38 and Ksh.17.30
By Kepha Muiruri,
932, July 15, 2020 (EAT)
The rise in landed cost of imported fuel has marked the end of relief for motorists as petrol and diesel costs pick up by Ksh.11.38 and Ksh.17.30 resp...
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June inflation falls to 4.59 percent on low food costs
By Kepha Muiruri,
1843, June 30, 2020 (EAT)
Consumers have marked an extended relief to the pricing of common goods as the rate of inflation falls to 4.59 percent in June from an adjusted 5.33 p...
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COVID-19: Financial hardships overtake health as top concern among Kenyans
By Kepha Muiruri,
1457, June 21, 2020 (EAT)
Financial constrains arising from the COVID-19 pandemic have now overtaken health as the greatest concern among Kenyans, a new survey shows. Accord...
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COVID-19: Equity, Mastercard to give over 14,600 students monthly stipend, learning devices
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1656, June 15, 2020 (EAT)
Equity Group Foundation and the Mastercard Foundation have partnered to support over 14,600 students in the Wings to Fly and Elimu scholarship program...
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