Kenya’s inflation rises to 7.3% in October

Saturday 7th November 2026

By inAfrika Newsroom

Kenya’s annual consumer inflation rose to 7.3% in October from 6.8% in September, as transport and food prices climbed. The consumer price index rose 0.7% from September, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics said in its 30 October release.

Transport prices were 17.1% higher than a year earlier. Food and non-alcoholic drinks, which make up nearly a third of the consumer basket, rose 10.2%. Prices in the housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels category rose 3.7%.

Transport also recorded the largest monthly rise of the 13 categories tracked by the bureau. Its index increased 1.7% from September as petrol rose 6.0% and diesel rose 4.4%. Domestic air fares fell 2.6%, according to the detailed release.

Food and non-alcoholic drink prices rose 0.9% on the month. Packaged fresh milk rose 4.7% and potatoes 2.5%, while sugar fell 1.2% and loose maize flour and oranges each fell 1.1%. The bureau also reported a 14.7% monthly increase in kerosene, while the price it tracks for 200 kilowatt-hours of electricity fell 0.1%.

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