Inflation edges up to 6.8% in September
Reserves remain strong at more than six months of import cover.
Based on reporting by The Rio Times.
CBK Pension Towers in Nairobi. File photo, 2025. Photo: Matti Blume / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped
Kenya’s annual inflation rose to 6.8 percent in September from 6.6 percent in August, the Central Bank of Kenya reported.
Foreign exchange reserves stood at US$14.93 billion on 1 October, enough to cover 6.1 months of imports. The shilling traded at about 129.7 to the US dollar.
