Inflation rate slows to 4.3pc in July due to rising food, transport and housing costs

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Director General Macdonald Obudho. [Standard, File]

Kenya's year-on-year inflation rate slowed to 4.3 per cent in July, down from 4.6 per cent in June, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).

The decrease was primarily influenced by rising prices in food, non-alcoholic beverages, transport and housing.