The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has identified weather conditions, transport costs, and distance to market or product availability as key factors influencing food prices in Kenya. The findings come from the CBK Agriculture Sector Survey for July 2026, which assessed food prices, price expectations, agricultural output, acreage, production conditions and access to credit among
Food prices surged by 7.3% in February 2026 compared to the previous year in February 2025, increasing the cost of living and putting additional financial pressure on Kenyan households, according to new data released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). In its data released on Friday, February 27, 2026, the latest Consumer Price