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Price check: unga down to Sh152.89, sukuma up nearly 30% in a year — August’s prices for a Kibra shopping basket.
Inflation was 6.6% in August, KNBS says. Here is what that looks like for the things most Kibra households buy every week. (KNN report on the inflation figure)
A little cheaper than July
2kg sifted maize flour: Sh152.89, down from Sh157.15 (2.7% less). Fortified maize flour fell 2.0%.
1kg tomatoes: Sh111.03, down from Sh113.47. Still about 29% more than a year ago.
1 litre cooking oil: Sh356.72, down from Sh358.09.
Much dearer than a year ago
Irish potatoes: up 32.7%
Sukuma wiki (kale): up 29.8%
Cabbages: up 21.7%
Beef with bones: up 12.1%
Kale and potatoes also rose in August alone, by 4.3% and 4.2%.
Cheaper than a year ago
Sugar: down 10.8%.
The bigger picture
Food and non-alcoholic drinks cost 9.0% more than a year earlier. Transport was up 15.7%. Housing, water, electricity and cooking fuel were up 3.6%.
These are national averages from KNBS's monthly survey. Kiosk prices in Kibra can be higher or lower. Tell us what you are paying: WhatsApp +254 721 319 377.
Sources: The Kenya Times, People Daily, The Standard
That was a Kibra News Network report, read by an A I voice.
Inflation was 6.6% in August, KNBS says. Here is what that looks like for the things most Kibra households buy every week. (KNN report on the inflation figure)
A little cheaper than July
2kg sifted maize flour: Sh152.89, down from Sh157.15 (2.7% less). Fortified maize flour fell 2.0%.
1kg tomatoes: Sh111.03, down from Sh113.47. Still about 29% more than a year ago.
1 litre cooking oil: Sh356.72, down from Sh358.09.
Much dearer than a year ago
Irish potatoes: up 32.7%
Sukuma wiki (kale): up 29.8%
Cabbages: up 21.7%
Beef with bones: up 12.1%
Kale and potatoes also rose in August alone, by 4.3% and 4.2%.
Cheaper than a year ago
Sugar: down 10.8%.
The bigger picture
Food and non-alcoholic drinks cost 9.0% more than a year earlier. Transport was up 15.7%. Housing, water, electricity and cooking fuel were up 3.6%.
These are national averages from KNBS’s monthly survey. Kiosk prices in Kibra can be higher or lower. Tell us what you are paying: WhatsApp +254 721 319 377.
KNN Newsroom is the staff byline for stories written, rewritten and edited at the Kibra News Network desk. Where a story credits an outside outlet, the original source is linked at the foot of the piece.
