Hard truths.
The stability was attributed to balanced shifts in food and fuel costs, with sugar, tomatoes, and cabbages showing sharp increases, while wheat flour, milk, and cooking oil recorded marginal price drops.
The survey aims to enhance Kenya’s investment climate, inform policy planning, and attract sustainable foreign investments.
The rise, announced on Monday, September 29, 2025, highlights increasing pressure on household budgets, particularly from food price hikes.
Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows assemblers produced 6,723 vehicles between January and June, up from 5,778 in the same period in 2024.
Following closely are Kenyans with movement disabilities, whose phone use rose to 77.3 percent last year from 60.1 percent five years earlier.
According to the report, 93.8 per cent of households in Kenya own a mobile phone
According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), the construction sector expanded by 3 percent between January and March this year
Over the past year, education-related expenses have gone up by 2.9 per cent, indicating continued financial strain on households amid an ongoing recovery in the education sector.
The growing inflow of imported shoes presents a fresh test for the Ruto administration’s promise to grow the country’s leather value chain and reduce Kenya’s reliance on foreign products.
Despite the broad ethnic landscape of Kenya, 14 communities are entirely absent from the KNBS workforce, a fact Obudho admitted to the committee without providing a list of those left out.
Ruto pointed to ongoing government efforts, saying several initiatives have already absorbed hundreds of thousands of young people across various sectors.
