March inflation rate drops to 5.7pc due to a decrease in food, fuel prices

The prices of a 2 kg packet of fortified and sifted maize flour dropped in March. [File, Standard]

The inflation rate for March dropped to 5.7 per cent from 6.3 percent in February, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) now says.

This is despite an increase in the prices of some food items, transport, housing, and water among others.