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High living cost lowered value of Sh1,000 to Sh550 in 2022 — data

<ul> <li>Last month, the country recorded its slowest inflation in 10 months of 7.9 per cent compared to 9.2 per cent the previous month.</li> <li>The overall inflation as measured by Producer Price Index  (PPI) rose by 15.01 per cent to 125.98 in 2022 from 109.54 in 2021.</li> </ul>

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by The Star

News03 May 2023 - 15:05
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Comedian-cum-activist Eric Omondi leads Kisumu residents in protests along Kenyatta Street to demand for low cost of living, school fees and job vacancies for youth, April 26

The amount an employee in Kenya earned per year dropped by three per cent in 2022 despite the cost of living rising by 1.6 per cent, illustrating the hard economic times faced by households.

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