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Kenya’s inflation rate rose slightly to 4.6 percent in September 2025, up from 4.5 percent in August, largely due to increases in food, electricity, and transport costs, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).
Food and non-alcoholic beverages registered an 8.4 percent year-on-year increase, while transport costs went up by 4 percent. The housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels category rose by 1.4 percent during the month.
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“Annual consumer price inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 4.6 percent in September 2025, meaning prices were 4.6 percent higher than in September 2024,” KNBS reported.
However, some essential household commodities became cheaper. Loose maize grain dropped to Sh68.14 per kilo from Sh70.93, while a 2kg packet of sifted maize flour fell to Sh152.28 from Sh156.99.
Sukuma wiki prices eased slightly to Sh92.48 per kilo, and sugar declined to Sh185.21 from Sh186.53.
Energy prices also recorded slight relief, with paraffin dropping to Sh155.96 per litre from Sh156.76, and a 13kg gas cylinder falling marginally to Sh3,151.65 from Sh3,158.35.
