The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has revealed that the annual inflation rate increased in February 2025.
In its monthly report released on Friday, February 28, KNBS reported that February's inflation was 3.5 per cent, an increase from January's 3.3 per cent.
As explained by KNBS, February's inflation rate increased due to the increase of various food items used in many Kenyan households.
"The annual consumer price inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 3.5 per cent in February 2025, up from 3.3 per cent in January 2025. This is an indication that the general price level in February 2025 was 3.5 per cent higher than it was in February 2024.
"The price increase was primarily driven by rising prices in the Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages category (6.4%); and the Transport category (0.7%) over the same period," read the report in part.
Some of the food prices that have increased in February include vegetables such as tomatoes and sugar.
"The prices of sugar, cooking oil (salad) and tomatoes went up by 3.2, 1.6 and 1.3 per cent, respectively, between January 2025 and February 2025," KNBS added.
"During the same period, prices of wheat flour and potatoes (Irish) dropped by 2.4 per cent and 1.8 per cent, respectively."
Notably, in January, agricultural stakeholders projected an increase in some food prices for February, especially vegetables, due to seasonality.
It was explained that there was limited production of the vegetables between October and December due to shortfalls of rains.
