Alison Okatch
October 12, 2026
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Kenya’s headline inflation today looks almost identical to the last El Niño. Underneath, it is not. Annual inflation was 6.8% in September 2026, against 6.9% in October 2023. But food inflation is now 9.5%, up from 7.8%, and transport inflation is 15.6%, up from 13.6% (KNBS). The rains are …
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