Shopping pain for Kenyans as commodity prices go through the roof

Prices of key items such as milk, wheat flour, maize flour, rice, soap and cooking oil have rose to new highs. [iStockphoto]

Shopping in Nairobi has turned into one of the most agonising experiences.

A spot check of the prices of basic commodities in retail stores in the capital city paints a gloomy picture of how the cost of living has skyrocketed beyond the reach of millions of Kenyans.